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John Morley: But it now seems to be all but avowed, that the fear of danger, not to Europe, but to Islam,—and Islam not from Russia…

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But it now seems to be all but avowed, that the fear of danger, not to Europe, but to Islam,—and Islam not from Russia, but from the Christians of Turkey,—is to be a ground for stinting their liberties.
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John Morley

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Morley critiques the rationale for limiting the liberties of Christians in Turkey due to fears of Islam.

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