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John Morley: “Gladstone thought it his duty to advise the House to beware of entangling itself in difficulties possibly of a serious…”

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Gladstone thought it his duty to advise the House to beware of entangling itself in difficulties possibly of a serious character, by assuming a jurisdiction in cases of this class.
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John Morley

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Morley relays Gladstone's caution against the House overstepping its jurisdiction in sensitive matters.

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