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I felt so proud of my leader—the chief I have always clung to through good report and ill report—because, wise or unwise as he might seem in this or that, he was always noble of soul.
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John Morley
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Morley expresses his admiration for Gladstone, emphasizing loyalty and the nobility of his character.
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