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John Morley: “It has always appeared to me that the love of justice is one of the rarest among all good qualities, I mean the love of…”

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It has always appeared to me that the love of justice is one of the rarest among all good qualities, I mean the love of it with full and commanding strength.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the rarity and strength of a true love for justice.

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