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John Morley: “And I believe that in the present state of opinion they would gain their end by something like the old game of playing…”

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And I believe that in the present state of opinion they would gain their end by something like the old game of playing redistribution against the franchise....
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John Morley

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Morley believes that current public opinion could be manipulated through political tactics.

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