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John Morley: We have got somehow or other, whatever the details of policy and executive act may be, we are bound by the first law of…

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We have got somehow or other, whatever the details of policy and executive act may be, we are bound by the first law of human things to maintain order.
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John Morley

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Morley asserts that maintaining order is a fundamental human obligation, regardless of specific policies.

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