John Morley: “And you can’t, and what is more, you ought not to, destroy all these…”

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And you can’t, and what is more, you ought not to, destroy all these in a moment.

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John Morley

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Morley argues against the abrupt dismantling of established systems and expectations.

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All alike concerned themselves with its truth or falsehood, with what they counted to be its abstract fitness or unfitness.

I am trying to feel my way through the most difficult problem, the most difficult situation that a responsible Government can have to face.

I think they will commit a great error if they take this course.

How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?

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John Morley: “And you can’t, and what is more, you ought not to, destroy all these in a moment.”