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Though this attempt failed, neither of the two English political parties was in a position any longer to refuse arbitration in principle.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Though this attempt failed, neither of the two English political parties was in a position any longer to refuse…”
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Morley notes that both major English political parties could no longer deny the principle of arbitration after a failed attempt.
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