I confess that I am in favour, if we can, of sticking to th… - John Morley

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I confess that I am in favour, if we can, of sticking to the old system by which you yourselves shall use your own judgment and your own energy in order to cultivate the virtue of thrift, and in order to see that thrift is rewarded... I cannot conceive a more important virtue to cultivate than this of thrift.

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The Right Honorable John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, OM PC (24 December 1838 – 23 September 1923) was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor.

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Native Name: John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

Alternative Names: John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley • Viscount Morley of Blackburn • John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn Morley • Morley, John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn • John Morley, first Viscount Morley of Blackburn • Baron Morley of Blackburn • Viscount Morley • Lord Morley of Blackburn • Morley, John

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