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It is my view (but this is quite another matter) that they lie cast aside, a dishonoured carcass, which no amount of force, fraud, or folly can again galvanise into life.
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John Morley
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Morley metaphorically describes the discarded claims as a lifeless entity that cannot be revived.
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