“He was, and ever will remain, the Sir Galahad of Canadian politics” (Marquis 1903, p. 418) - Alexander Mackenzie

To the working men of Dundee...I press upon them the absolute necessity, as the very foundation of success in life, that they shall assume an erect position; that they shall respect their own manhood; and they will soon compel all other people to respect them

We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people

London times – the untiring energy, the business-like accuracy, the keen perception and reliable judgment, and above all the inflexible integrity which marked his private life, he carried without abatement of one jot into his public career. (Buckingham and Ross 1892, p. 663)