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Such a plan, proposed by the heads of the liberal party, is so certain to have the opposition of the tories en bloc, that every computation must be founded on this anticipation.
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John Morley
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Morley discusses the inevitable opposition faced by the liberal party from the tories regarding proposed plans.
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