Local government he understood, and home rule he understood, but a quasi-parliament in Dublin, not calling itself such though invested with most of the authority of a parliament, seemed to him to lead to the demand for fuller recognition.
Morley reflects on the complexities of establishing a quasi-parliament in Dublin.
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