... 1879, when he was out of office, he laid down what he called `the right policies of foreign policy', which included the preservation of peace, the love of liberty and respect for the equal rights of all nations. Thus, we can see that Gladstone's attacks on Disraeli in the Midlothian campaign, was the 'battle-field' of moralistic and justified criticism of Disraeli's leadership; and the somewhat 'reckless' actions in the cause of 'imperialism' versus the shrewd and skilled and planned actions of the Tory party, though somewhat ethically unjust, gained the best for England. It's my opinion that both Gladstone and Disraeli had a point, but it was the careful planning of Disraeli's Foreign policy to achieve the best possible outcome rather than 'reckless, territorial expansionism'. Gladstone's skilled attack on Disraeli centred on the belief that Disraeli's territorial expansionism was morally wrong, causing more harm than good to the soon to be ...

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