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The liberals, according to that ably written newspaper, have now imbibed as a permanent sentiment a “distaste for national greatness.” This distaste is now grown into matter of principle.
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John Morley
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Morley critiques the liberal sentiment against national greatness, suggesting it has become a fundamental principle.
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