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All half-hearted nationalists, the doubters and the faithless, were dismissed, and their places taken by men pledged either to obey or else go.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “All half-hearted nationalists, the doubters and the faithless, were dismissed, and their places taken by men pledged…”
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Morley reflects on the political shift within the nationalist movement in Ireland during the late 19th century.
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