The cabinet as a whole was one of extraordinary power, not merely because its chief had both aptitude and momentum enough for a dozen, but because it was actively homogeneous in reforming spirit and purpose.
Morley praises the extraordinary power of a cohesive cabinet, attributing its effectiveness to the shared reforming spirit among its members.
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