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That is the very essence of the whole transaction.
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John Morley
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Morley identifies the essence of the situation regarding the government's actions in India.
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He was a soldier of infinite personal courage and daring; of striking military energy, initiative, and resource; a high, pure, and single character, dwelling much in the region of the unseen.
Yet they had certainly no less value and truth than they ever had, and perhaps were more needed than ever in face of the present chaos of opinion.
This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.
How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?
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