John Morley: “He had abundant and genuine public spirit, and a strong love of truth…”

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He had abundant and genuine public spirit, and a strong love of truth according to his own lights, and he was both a brave and a disinterested man.

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John Morley

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Morley describes a public figure as possessing genuine spirit, truthfulness, bravery, and disinterest.

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