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John Morley: “Now I think a public man who spends overmuch time in vindicating his consistency, makes a mistake.”

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Now I think a public man who spends overmuch time in vindicating his consistency, makes a mistake.
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John Morley

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Morley critiques public figures who overly focus on justifying their consistency.

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