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John Morley: “Gladstone stood for a different and in some aspects and on some occasions almost an antagonistic set of national…”

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Gladstone stood for a different and in some aspects and on some occasions almost an antagonistic set of national qualities.
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John Morley

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Morley contrasts Gladstone's qualities with those represented by the Queen, highlighting their differences.

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