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If it is also to become a debased copy of an ecclesiastical council, all the worst men and worst qualities of the worst men will come to the front, and the place will become intolerable.
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John Morley
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Morley warns that if the House of Commons becomes like an ecclesiastical council, it will attract negative qualities and individuals.
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