That is the mission with which we have to charge you, and it is as momentous a mission as was ever confided to any great military commander or admiral of the fleet--this mission of yours to place yourself in touch with the people whom you have to govern.
Morley compares the responsibility of colonial officials in India to that of military leaders, highlighting the significance of their mission.
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Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.
What I endeavoured to show was that King George III., without changing his opinion of the justice of his war against the colonies, was obliged to give it up on account of a change of public opinion, and was not open to blame for so doing.
Yet they had certainly no less value and truth than they ever had, and perhaps were more needed than ever in face of the present chaos of opinion.
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