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When they saw that order could not be re-established without the exercise of force from without, they insisted that this force should be applied by the Sultan as sovereign of Egypt.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgWhen they saw that order could not be re-established without the exercise of force from without, they insisted that this force should be applied by the Sultan as sovereign of Egypt.
Morley discusses the insistence of Gladstone's cabinet on the Sultan's role in restoring order in Egypt.
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