On the recordJanuary 1, 1888
It is a sign that the conditions of legality do not exist.
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William Gladstone
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gutenberg.orgWilliam Gladstone: “It is a sign that the conditions of legality do not exist.”
Editor's note · Context
In a speech discussing the Plan of Campaign, Gladstone states that the emergence of such movements signals a breakdown in the fundamental conditions necessary for legality.
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Therefore the exhibition of particular instances is a very unsafe and insufficient test.
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