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John Morley: “That is to say, he went into counsel for the sake of counsel, and not to cajole, or bully, or insist on his own way…”

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That is to say, he went into counsel for the sake of counsel, and not to cajole, or bully, or insist on his own way because it was his own way.
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John Morley

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Morley emphasizes the value of seeking counsel for its own sake rather than for manipulation or dominance.

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