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Gladstone wrote: “I can affirm with confidence that the notion of a title in the cabinet to be consulted on the succession to a cabinet office is absurd.
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John Morley
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Morley quotes Gladstone's assertion about the absurdity of cabinet titles concerning succession, reflecting on governance and political structure.
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