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There is but one mode of making England weak in the face of Ireland—that is by applying to her principles of inequality and principles of injustice.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “There is but one mode of making England weak in the face of Ireland—that is by applying to her principles of inequality…”
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Morley warns that applying principles of inequality and injustice will weaken England in its dealings with Ireland.
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