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What sane man could admit this to be a satisfactory or a wholesome state of things?
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgWhat sane man could admit this to be a satisfactory or a wholesome state of things?
Morley questions the acceptability of the ongoing state of exceptional legislation in Ireland, calling it unsatisfactory.
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