John Morley: “You could not wonder that the rank and file of his men should be…”

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You could not wonder that the rank and file of his men should be caught by the proposition that an atheist ought not to sit in parliament.

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Morley reflects on the reaction of political supporters to a controversial proposition regarding atheism in parliament.

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John Morley: “You could not wonder that the rank and file of his men should be caught by the proposition that an atheist ought not to…”