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I cannot forget how hostile he was to the movement for freedom in the Balkans.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “I cannot forget how hostile he was to the movement for freedom in the Balkans.”
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Morley expresses his strong disapproval of a figure's opposition to Balkan freedom movements.
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