And if so, I think they were wise; for such a question could only arise for any practical purpose at a time when the foundations of the great social deep are broken up, and when the forces brought into unrestrained play are by far too gigantic to be controlled by paper conventions.
Morley reflects on the challenges of addressing social issues during times of upheaval, suggesting that traditional solutions may be inadequate.
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My desire is thoroughly to shake up all the materials of the question.
I think they will commit a great error if they take this course.
I don't myself believe in artful diplomacy; I have no gift for it.
To stint Ireland in power which might be necessary or desirable for the management of matters purely Irish, would be a great error; and if she was so stinted, the end that any such measure might contemplate could not be attained.
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