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Anybody who pictures to himself the anarchy, the bloody chaos, that would follow from any such deplorable step, must shrink from that sinister decision.
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John Morley
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Morley vividly describes the chaos that could ensue from withdrawing British governance from India, urging caution.
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No: not at all; because there is so much, I will not say of random variety, but there is so much independent use of mind upon the facts that we have to deal with, that I listen with endless edification and instruction.
If I were going to remain Indian Secretary for some time to come, my every effort would be devoted to an abatement of that enormous amount of writing.
Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.
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