He felt, justly enough, that a minister who had once deliberately invited his party and the people of the three kingdoms to follow him on so arduous and bold a march as this, had no right on any common plea to turn back until he had exhausted every available device to “bring the army of the faithful through.
Morley highlights Gladstone's commitment to his cause and the responsibility he felt towards his supporters.
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