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Unluckily it would seem to need at least the genius of a Bismarck, to perform with precision and success the delicate office of inspiring a modern oracle on the journalistic tripod.
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John Morley
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Morley reflects on the challenges of inspiring modern journalism, likening it to the genius of Bismarck.
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