John Morley: “The effect of this blind and hideous crime was at once to arrest the…”

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The effect of this blind and hideous crime was at once to arrest the spirit and the policy of conciliation.

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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the immediate impact of a violent crime on political efforts for reconciliation in Ireland.

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John Morley: “The effect of this blind and hideous crime was at once to arrest the spirit and the policy of conciliation.”