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John Morley: “Three years ago, when we began these operations, I felt that a vital condition of success was that we should carry the…”

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Three years ago, when we began these operations, I felt that a vital condition of success was that we should carry the Indian Civil Service with us, and that if we did not do this, we should fail.
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John Morley

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Morley emphasizes the importance of the Indian Civil Service in achieving success in governance operations.

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