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If I really believe this, then I should regard my having been morally forced into this work as a great and high election of God.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgIf I really believe this, then I should regard my having been morally forced into this work as a great and high election of God.
Morley expresses a belief in divine purpose guiding his political actions, viewing them as a moral obligation.
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