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Political suicide is not easy to a man with energy and resolution, but this was one of the rare cases.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgPolitical suicide is not easy to a man with energy and resolution, but this was one of the rare cases.
Morley reflects on the challenges of political decision-making, emphasizing the difficulty of political suicide for determined individuals.
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