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John Morley: He took few secondary arguments, but laboured only to hold up to men’s imagination, and to burn into their…

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He took few secondary arguments, but laboured only to hold up to men’s imagination, and to burn into their understanding, the lines of central policy, the shame and dishonour from which it would relieve us, the new life with which it would inspire Ireland, the ease that it would bring to parliament in England.
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John Morley

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Morley describes the prime minister's commitment to a significant public cause, highlighting the importance of vision in leadership.

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