Asquith Letter to Lady Jellicoe, 1 November, 1917

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Add. MSS. 49037 ff. 72-73 reproduced in The Jellicoe papers Volume II, p. 225.

[...]If I may offer a word of advice, I should say to you—do not worry about the silly malignities of the worst section of the Press. I know how big they seem, and how little they really are.

When the true history of the war comes to be written, be sure that no-one will come out with a better record than your Admiral.