Gladstone, however, found comfort in the thought that by the agitation two points had been gained: the re-establishment of the European concert, and extrication from a disgraceful position of virtual complicity with Turkey.
Morley reflects on the positive outcomes of the agitation regarding Turkey, emphasizing diplomatic gains.
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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.
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If they, situated exactly as we are, decline to join, we are not bound single-handed to make up the deficiencies of the rest.
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