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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But the Poet Laureate has written his own song on the hearts of his countrymen that can never die.
This was a complete falsification of a whole set of our national promises.
Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
With a few exceptions, a political speech like the manna in the wilderness loses its savour on the second day.
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