Those who have used to cramp liberty have gone so far as to resent even the liberty of complaining; although a man upon the rack was never known to be refused the liberty of roaring as loud as he thought fit.—JONATHAN SWIFT.
Morley quotes Jonathan Swift to illustrate the irony of those in power resenting even the expression of dissent.
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The plan for Ireland ought to be produced by the government of the day.
Fitness is henceforth to be the criterion of eligibility.
The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
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