For the moment the principle may appear to be the same, but in reality the application of the principle means in the latter case the total disorganisation of industry; in the former it means no more than a temporary breach of the existing principles of organisation, with a view to its speedier revival.
Morley emphasizes the different implications of temporary versus permanent government interventions in industry.
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Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
But the Poet Laureate has written his own song on the hearts of his countrymen that can never die.
The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
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