DOMINIONS SECRETARY
SIR THOMAS INSKIP. Skilful portraits of British political leaders are a feature of Sir Arthur Salter’s much-discussed new book. "Security: Can We Achieve It?" When he comes to Sir Thomas Inskip, now Dominions Secretary, he writes: —Massive in figure, impressive in his delivery and imperturbable in manner, no weakness in the case Sir Thomas was defending embarrassed the confident flow of his argument; no strength in the attack disturbed his equanimity. He was helped, too, by his transparent sincerity, and the unquestionable »honesty and integrity of the whole of h:s personal and public record. Others might bo suspected of deceiving their audience, but not Sir Thomas. What he said, he patently believed. Others might be suspected of a partially deliberate self-deception, of shutting or half-shutting their eyes to unpleasing truths; but not Sir Thomas. He did not need to shut his eyes. He could look with frank and fearless gaze at any prospect, however appalling—and fail to See it.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 July 1939, Page 2
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161DOMINIONS SECRETARY Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 July 1939, Page 2
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