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John Morley: “I have never by any conscious act yielded my allegiance to any person or party in matters of religion.”

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I have never by any conscious act yielded my allegiance to any person or party in matters of religion.
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John Morley

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Morley expresses his independence from religious affiliations, emphasizing personal allegiance to truth over institutional loyalty.

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