Said that for the first time interest has moved away both from politics and theology, towards the vague something which they call social reform; and he thinks they won’t make much out of that in the way of permanent results.
Morley reflects on the shifting focus of society away from traditional politics and theology towards social reform, expressing skepticism about its effectiveness.
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