John Morley (1838–1923) was a British politician and writer. Publicly available information about the details of his life is limited, yet his mark on late Victorian thought and politics is clear. His representative work, On Compromise, centres on the relationship between conviction, morality and public life, discussing how individuals should choose between holding to principle and adapting to reality. As a politician, he valued the balance between reason and conscience; his writing is clear and earnest, with a strong moral reflective tone. He also wrote a biography of Gladstone, recording and commenting on this British political figure. Such writing leads his works to be often placed in the inspirational and personal-growth category, suitable for readers concerned with questions of conviction and compromise.
