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John Morley: “But I am sincerely, though it may be erroneously, impressed with the belief that the quantity of my public work cannot…”

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But I am sincerely, though it may be erroneously, impressed with the belief that the quantity of my public work cannot be increased without its quality being yet further deteriorated.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the potential negative impact of increasing public work on its quality.

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