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After all, gentlemen, you would not have me see men try to set the prairie on fire without arresting the hand.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “After all, gentlemen, you would not have me see men try to set the prairie on fire without arresting the hand.”
Editor's note · Context
Morley uses a vivid analogy to argue for the necessity of intervening in situations of chaos or disorder.
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