It is, moreover, true that in the ever recurring eras when force, truculent and unabashed, sweeps aside the moral judgments of the world, the mere inscription of a pious opinion in a protocol may seem worth little trouble.
Morley reflects on the limitations of moral opinions in the face of aggressive force in history.
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