If you look at his portraits they always give you an indelible impression of his great height. So does his life. Height of purpose, height of ideal, height of character, height of intelligence.

Lloyd George plays on the literal “height” visible in painted portraits and the figurative “height” revealed by a person’s conduct. The move from physical stature to moral and intellectual stature turns a visual detail into an ethical judgment: what endures is not the body but the scale of one’s aims (“purpose,” “ideal”) and the quality of one’s inner resources (“character,” “intelligence”). The anaphora—repeating “height of …”—functions like a eulogy or tribute, building a cumulative sense of elevation. The quote suggests that greatness is measured by aspiration and integrity, and that a life can leave as strong an “impression” as any image.