He ridiculed as it deserved the contention that the nation had not passed judgment on the question of disendowment, and he insisted that the government could not go further than three quarters of a million towards meeting the extravagant claims of the Lords.
This quote illustrates Morley's critique of the government's stance on disendowment and public sentiment.
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