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It was “no importunate and heavy load.” The force was spent, but it had been nobly spent in devoted and effective service for his country and his fellow-men.
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John Morley
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Morley describes Gladstone's life as a noble service to his country, emphasizing the dignity in his passing.
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This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.
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