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Gladstone belongs to the rarer class who acquired authority and fame by transcendent qualities of genius within, in half independence of any occasions beyond those they create for themselves.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Gladstone belongs to the rarer class who acquired authority and fame by transcendent qualities of genius within, in half…”
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Morley emphasizes that Gladstone's authority and fame were derived from his exceptional genius rather than external circumstances.
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