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But any government now to be formed cannot be wholly a continuation, it must be in some degree a new commencement.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “But any government now to be formed cannot be wholly a continuation, it must be in some degree a new commencement.”
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Morley emphasizes the need for a government to initiate new beginnings rather than merely continuing previous policies.
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