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John Morley: For us it was absolutely necessary to show that we did not consider return, as we had not considered resignation, a…

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For us it was absolutely necessary to show that we did not consider return, as we had not considered resignation, a light matter.
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John Morley

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Morley emphasizes the seriousness of both resignation and return to power in politics.

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