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Instead of these you will have a horde of selfish and obscure mediocrities, incapable of anything but mischief, and that mischief devised and regulated by the raging demagogue of the hour.
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John Morley
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Morley critiques the political landscape, warning against the dangers of mediocrity in leadership.
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