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Nowhere is a man so constantly and in such myriad forms tempted to partiality; nowhere can he do more for justice; but nowhere is it more clear that all human force is inadequate for its end.
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John Morley
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Morley reflects on the challenges of maintaining justice in the role of a foreign minister.
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