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I will frankly own that I am much disgusted with a good deal of the language that I have read in the newspapers within the last few days about immediate war with Russia.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “I will frankly own that I am much disgusted with a good deal of the language that I have read in the newspapers within…”
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Morley shares his discontent with the media's portrayal of the urgency for war with Russia.
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