For me that will be a very great change, for I do not intend to assume the general functions of leader of the opposition, and my great ambition or design will be to spend the remainder of my days, if it please God, in tranquillity, and at any rate in freedom from political strife.
Morley expresses his desire to step back from political leadership and seek a peaceful life away from political turmoil.
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