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John Morley: I do not think that this state of facts can have been due to the absence of cases entitled to consideration, and I am…

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I do not think that this state of facts can have been due to the absence of cases entitled to consideration, and I am quite certain that it is not to be accounted for by what are commonly termed party motives.
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John Morley

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Morley argues that the lack of granted pensions is not due to a lack of deserving cases.

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