What I fear is rather this, that if resistance to the national voice of Ireland be pushed too far, those who now guide the mind of that nation may gradually lose their power, and may be supplanted and displaced by ruder and more dangerous spirits.
Addressing the House of Commons on Home Rule, Gladstone warns that excessive resistance to Irish national sentiment could lead to more extreme leadership.
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