The third, weightier than these, was that a liberal government under me would be the object from the first of an amount and kind of hostility, such as materially to prejudice its acts and weaken or, in given circumstances, neutralise its power for good.
Morley warns that his leadership would attract significant hostility, impacting governance.
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The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.
But we have no right to cast on him any responsibility beyond what is strictly military.
Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
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