John Morley: “I have therefore endeavoured to lay the ground by stating largely the…”

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I have therefore endeavoured to lay the ground by stating largely the possibility and the gravity, even the solemnity, of that demand.

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John Morley

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Morley indicates the importance of acknowledging the seriousness of national demands in political discourse.

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John Morley: “I have therefore endeavoured to lay the ground by stating largely the possibility and the gravity, even the solemnity…”