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John Morley: “For the first time since the union, the Irish case was at last to be pressed in all its force and strength, in every…”

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For the first time since the union, the Irish case was at last to be pressed in all its force and strength, in every aspect of policy and of conscience, by the most powerful Englishman then alive.
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John Morley

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Morley highlights a significant moment in Irish political history where their case was finally presented forcefully.

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