Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister:
Your majesty, I need your signature.
Princess Victoria:
Self-government of the colonies?
Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister:
We ministers deliberated over this problem one rainy afternoon, the we had no idea what else to do with ourselves.
Princess Victoria:
Will we not become alienated from the colonies and ultimately lose them?
Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister:
I don't believe so. England will remain the rich uncle and the colony will be the poor, faithful relation. Your Majesty, England is big, very big. And mankind is small. One day, the time may come when the responsibility to governing our vast empire is beyond human power. In order to safeguard Your Majesty's estates, we've sought to find a way out. Self-government of the colonies.
Princess Victoria:
Lord Melbourne, you're a genius.
Lord Melbourne - Prime Minister:
It is valuable, Your Majesty, to understand, embrace and implement good ideas.
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