I do not believe the act does justify them; but this I am bound to say, that the interpretation of the act appears to be deliberately applied in a variety of instances for the punishment of simple exclusive dealing.
Gladstone criticizes the deliberate misinterpretation and application of a legislative act to punish "exclusive dealing" in Ireland.
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I do not expect, any more than I desire, these foreign complications, but still it is not wise wholly to shut them out.
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