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John Morley: “It is the height of folly to refuse to rally sensible people, because we do not satisfy Extremists.”

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It is the height of folly to refuse to rally sensible people, because we do not satisfy Extremists.
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John Morley

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Morley warns against the folly of ignoring sensible voices in governance due to extremist pressures.

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