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The Manchester men agreed to help in the result, because in Cobden’s words they were convinced that a revolution had been at last wrought in the mischievous policy of incessant intervention.
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Morley highlights the shift in public sentiment towards non-intervention in foreign conflicts, reflecting a significant change in political attitudes.
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