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John Morley: “Everything that was found not to be proved against the Irishmen, was assumed against them.”

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Everything that was found not to be proved against the Irishmen, was assumed against them.
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John Morley

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Morley critiques the assumption of guilt against the Irishmen despite lack of evidence.

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