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You cannot enter at this date and with English public opinion, mind you, watching you, upon an era of pure repression, and I do not believe really that anybody desires any such thing.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “You cannot enter at this date and with English public opinion, mind you, watching you, upon an era of pure repression…”
Editor's note · Context
Morley reiterates that the current political environment, influenced by public opinion, does not support a return to repression, indicating a desire for progress.
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