John Morley: “It will mark the breakdown of what has never yet broken down in any…”

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It will mark the breakdown of what has never yet broken down in any part of the world--the breakdown of British statesmanship.

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Morley predicts that a failure in British statesmanship would have unprecedented implications, emphasizing the stakes involved.

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