I have not had a chance given me of creeping from this whirlpool, for I cannot abandon a cause which is so evidently that of my fellow-men, and in which a particular part seems to be assigned to me.
Morley expresses his commitment to a cause that he believes is vital for humanity, despite personal challenges.
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Could ministers justify abandonment, without far stronger evidence than they then possessed that they could not govern the Transvaal peaceably?
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
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