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John Morley: Yet we still hold that it would be the height of political folly for us at this moment to refuse to do all we can, with…

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Yet we still hold that it would be the height of political folly for us at this moment to refuse to do all we can, with prudence and energy, to rally the Moderates to the cause of the Government, simply because the policy will not satisfy the Extremists.
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John Morley

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Morley argues for the importance of rallying moderate voices in governance, despite extremist dissatisfaction.

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