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England had undertaken responsibilities of empire such as never before lay on the shoulders or the minds of men.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Morley reflects on the unprecedented responsibilities of the British Empire during the 19th century.
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The plan for Ireland ought to be produced by the government of the day.
All alike concerned themselves with its truth or falsehood, with what they counted to be its abstract fitness or unfitness.
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