In Many a Crisis the House of Lords had shown itself animated with the spirit of devotion to the public good, and if occasion arose he doubted not that the present House would be worthy of its historic fame.

You have only to fall back on the dear old block grant, which has served us in Many a Crisis and got us through many a difficulty".

Many a Crisis is yet to come in the history of the nation and for these the initiative of people who have worked things out for themselves will be necessary in the future as it has been in the past.