Charles Edward Trevelyan

“The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.”

“The judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated.”

“Being altogether beyond the power of man, the cure has been applied by the direct stroke of an all-wise Providence.”

“The only way to prevent the people from becoming habitually dependent on the government is to bring the operations to a close.”

“Dependence on charity is not to be made an agreeable mode of life.”

“It is my opinion that too much has been done for the people.”

“Our measures must proceed with as little disturbance as possible of the ordinary course of private trade.”