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John Morley: I always made it a rule in the H. of C. to allow nobody to suppose that I did not like him, and to say as little as I…

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I always made it a rule in the H. of C. to allow nobody to suppose that I did not like him, and to say as little as I could to prevent anybody from liking me.
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John Morley

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Morley shares his principle of maintaining cordial relations in the House of Commons.

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