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John Morley: However dimly and imperfectly, he alone among his fellows saw that the struggle of the Seven Years' War was a struggle…

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However dimly and imperfectly, he alone among his fellows saw that the struggle of the Seven Years' War was a struggle of a wholly different order from the struggles that had gone before it.
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John Morley

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Morley notes that Pitt recognized the unique nature of the Seven Years' War compared to previous conflicts.

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