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They could only explain all these doings, not by “wrong-headedness or imbecility,” but by a strange theory that there must be deliberate treachery among the government agents.
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John Morley
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Morley discusses the public's perception of government actions, suggesting a belief in deliberate treachery rather than incompetence.
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