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John Morley: “All my desire and thought was how to render it less grave, for next to the demands of a question far higher than all or…”

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All my desire and thought was how to render it less grave, for next to the demands of a question far higher than all or any party interests, is my duty to labour for the consolidation of the party....
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John Morley

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Morley expresses his commitment to mitigating a grave political situation while prioritizing party consolidation.

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