This was the chap England thought best appropriate to handle the famine. "The judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity mus

This was the chap England thought best appropriate to handle the famine. "The judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated. …The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. - Charles Trevelyan, head of administration for Irish famine relief, 1840s" He thought the famine would "thin" the population like you would do when maintaining a forest. It's borderline genocide.