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John Morley: I hold that a solemn duty rests upon the officers of Government in all branches, and more particularly upon the officers…

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I hold that a solemn duty rests upon the officers of Government in all branches, and more particularly upon the officers of the Civil Service, so to comport themselves in the inception and working of the new measures as to make the task of the people and their leaders easy.
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John Morley

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Morley stresses the responsibility of government officers to facilitate the implementation of new measures for effective governance.

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