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The statesman who makes or dominates a crisis, who has to rouse and mould the mind of senate or nation, has something else to think about than the production of literary masterpieces.
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John Morley
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Morley discusses the responsibilities of a statesman during a crisis, contrasting them with the creation of literary works.
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