John Morley: “There is no doubt that a very grave situation is upon us, a little…”

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There is no doubt that a very grave situation is upon us, a little sooner or a little later.

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John Morley

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Morley acknowledges the seriousness of a political situation, emphasizing the urgency of addressing it.

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We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.

This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.

There lay Ireland,—squalid, dismal, sullen, dull, expectant, sunk deep in hostile intent.

It would be a happy day for the Peace Society that should give the colonies a veto on imperial war.

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John Morley: “There is no doubt that a very grave situation is upon us, a little sooner or a little later.”