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John Morley: Yet if such aid should at any time be generally desired with a view to arresting some great evil or procuring for the…

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Yet if such aid should at any time be generally desired with a view to arresting some great evil or procuring for the nation some great good, my willingness to enter into counsel for the occasion would follow from all I have said.
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John Morley

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Morley expresses his willingness to assist in significant national matters if needed.

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