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But since they had given this advice, it was not consistent with my duty to shrink from any responsibility which I had incurred, and I was aware that I had incurred a very great responsibility.
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Morley reflects on the importance of accepting responsibility in leadership roles.
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Turgot was one of the men to whom good government is a religion.
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