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John Morley: This being so, my rule of action was changed at once, and I determined on taking any and every legitimate opportunity to…

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This being so, my rule of action was changed at once, and I determined on taking any and every legitimate opportunity to remove the existing government from office.
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John Morley

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Morley describes his decision to actively seek to remove the current government from power.

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