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John Morley: The present leaning of my mind is to consider the faults and dangers of abstention greater than those of a more decided…

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The present leaning of my mind is to consider the faults and dangers of abstention greater than those of a more decided course.
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John Morley

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Morley believes that the risks of inaction outweigh those of taking decisive action.

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