More specifically, he was shocked by the Labour government's assault on the voluntary friendly societies, those glorious creations of independent working-class endeavour.
The result, which portrayed the gulf in class and endeavour of the two sides, was Jim Mallinder's side's all-time record Premiership win, and will buoy the camp going into the end-of-season play-offs, where they face a Tigers side whom they lost to in last season's final.
All the great oldies were there, starting with the J-class boats, Endeavour, Velsheda, Shamrock V, Cambria, the glorious 12s, the three-masted schooner Adix, the magnificent classics Thendara, Mariette, Tuiga, all the way to the modern speedsters like Stealth (Gianni's boat and the one I crewed on), Extra-Beat and Mari-Cha III. Mari-Cha III
She has spoken in interviews of taking time off, writing a memoir, teaching a class or engaging in philanthropic endeavours.
Once you navigate the discomfort of reading about the slaughter of big animals, and Maxwell's stalwart upper-class approach to such an endeavour, this is a book full of wit, humility and a surprisingly modern respect for the environment.
Only in those rare moments when honest endeavour threatened to eclipse true class did the First Division's bottom club seem capable of following Wycombe Wanderers into this season's semi-finals.
It also distracts us from the most basic feature of NF: as a theory of a universal set, it does at least represent an earnest endeavour to take the paradoxical classes seriously, and not just erase them.
The Duchess of Teck spent an unusually long time with her children for a lady of her time and class, and enlisted May in various charitable endeavours, which included visiting the tenements of the poor.
"Michael is a world-class entrepreneur and we look forward to supporting his new endeavour through our investment in his venture fund.
Taking into consideration high living expenses and the elevated tuition rates at these world-class institutions, attending university in London can be a pricey endeavour, but is one many consider a worthy investment.
But the true jaw-droppers may be the three remaining J Class yachts built between 1929 and 1938 -- the 130-foot-plus Endeavour, Shamrock V and Velsheda -- and the 50 yachts ranging between 45 and 150 feet that comprise the Vintage Class and represent nothing less than a short history of the sport of yacht racing.
