Political Quotes

John Morley: “For I know perfectly well that he has the means of silencing them; and that, if any one of them were in public to…”

On the record
For I know perfectly well that he has the means of silencing them; and that, if any one of them were in public to dispute the decrees of the council of 1870 as plainly as he has denounced law and order, he would be silenced.
Said by
John Morley

Editor's note · Context

Morley asserts that a leader has the power to silence dissenting voices within the church, indicating a critique of inaction.

Share

More from John Morley

Yet he had prepared this document for the very purpose of tempting France into a declaration of war.

gutenberg.org

Individuals may recover from even serious sickness; it does not appear to be the way with governments.”—Mr.

gutenberg.org

People still believe that Russian diplomats are particularly crafty and clever, full of artifices and stratagems, but that is not the case.

gutenberg.org

It is a case so to speak of “limited liability.” We are bound in honour—you cannot put a legal construction upon it—to see in concert with others that these arrangements are maintained.

gutenberg.org

Other voices in this conversation