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John Morley: “The statesman’s business is not to invent ideas in finance, but to create occasions and contrive expedients for applying…”

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The statesman’s business is not to invent ideas in finance, but to create occasions and contrive expedients for applying them.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the role of statesmen in applying financial ideas rather than inventing them.

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