I apprehend that the House of Commons by its abstinence and forbearance, must be understood to have given us breathing time and space to consider what can be done to renovate the government in something like harmony and something like dignity.
Morley discusses the importance of the House of Commons in providing a pause for the government to reassess and improve.
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