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John Morley: “We had been constantly challenged to a dissolution, and not to take the challenge up would be a proof of mistrust…”

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We had been constantly challenged to a dissolution, and not to take the challenge up would be a proof of mistrust, weakness, and a faint heart.
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John Morley

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Morley argues that failing to respond to calls for dissolution would signal weakness and mistrust.

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