John Morley: “He had never agreed with those who thought it a matter of high British…”

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He had never agreed with those who thought it a matter of high British interest that the old American union should be torn in pieces.

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Morley shares his disagreement with the notion that it was in Britain's interest to see the American union divided.

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John Morley: “He had never agreed with those who thought it a matter of high British interest that the old American union should be…”