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John Morley: “At Southport (Dec. 19) he first raised his standard, and proclaimed an Irish policy on Irish lines, that should embrace…”

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At Southport (Dec. 19) he first raised his standard, and proclaimed an Irish policy on Irish lines, that should embrace the promotion of higher education in a backward country, the reform of its religious institutions, the adjustment of the rights of the cultivator of the soil.
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John Morley

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Morley describes Gladstone's vision for an Irish policy focused on education and reform.

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