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Home rule, rightly understood, altered indeed the terms of the Act of Union, but adhered to its principle, which was the supremacy of the imperial parliament.
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John Morley
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Morley clarifies that home rule, when properly understood, respects the principle of the Act of Union while altering its terms.
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