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John Morley: “Gambetta was autoritaire; I do not feel as if he were a true liberal in the old and best sense.”

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Gambetta was autoritaire; I do not feel as if he were a true liberal in the old and best sense.
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John Morley

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Morley critiques Gambetta's approach to liberalism, suggesting it deviates from traditional values.

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