John Morley: “You will find, that is to say, the man of fluctuating hope without…”

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You will find, that is to say, the man of fluctuating hope without firm calculation of fact, the man of half-shaped end with no sure eye to means.

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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the nature of a political leader's character and aspirations.

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