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There was no great substance in the point, but even a small dose of humiliation will make a parliamentary dish as bitter to one side as it is savoury to the other.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “There was no great substance in the point, but even a small dose of humiliation will make a parliamentary dish as bitter…”
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Morley reflects on the psychological dynamics of parliamentary debates, emphasizing how even minor humiliations can have significant impacts.
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