Were British liberals, who had given him a majority, partly from disgust at Irish coercion, partly from faith that he could produce a working plan of Irish government, and partly from hopes of reforms of their own—were they to learn that their leaders could do nothing for any of their special objects?
Morley questions whether British liberals would accept inaction from their leaders on Irish governance and reforms after supporting them.
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