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John Morley: “The charge confided to my Government concerns the destinies of countless multitudes of men now and for ages to come; and…”

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The charge confided to my Government concerns the destinies of countless multitudes of men now and for ages to come; and it is a paramount duty to repress with a stern arm guilty conspiracies that have no just cause and no serious aim.
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John Morley

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Morley emphasizes the responsibility of the government to maintain order and suppress unjust conspiracies.

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