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John Morley: The more I think about the matter, the more strange and mysterious does it seem to me that any party in this free nation…

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The more I think about the matter, the more strange and mysterious does it seem to me that any party in this free nation should be found to sanction and uphold policy and proceedings like those of the last two years in particular.
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John Morley

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Morley critiques the political party's support for questionable policies over the past two years.

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