John Morley: “It is well to be permitted also to believe that he is now at rest for…”

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It is well to be permitted also to believe that he is now at rest for ever, and that the cloud is at length removed from his destiny.

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John Morley

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Morley finds solace in the belief that a deceased individual has found eternal peace, reflecting on the relief from suffering.

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This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.

I am trying to feel my way through the most difficult problem, the most difficult situation that a responsible Government can have to face.

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