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Gladstone roused the enthusiasm of his audience to the utmost pitch by declaring that the government would not flinch, that they had passed the Rubicon, broken the bridges, burned their boats.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Gladstone roused the enthusiasm of his audience to the utmost pitch by declaring that the government would not flinch…”
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John Morley describes Gladstone's passionate commitment to his government during a rally in Liverpool.
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