John Morley: “I have said in parliament, and I deeply feel, it is the most deplorable chapter of our foreign policy since the peace of…”

But they were barren of any institutions by which the country could be governed and kept in prosperity for the future.”(166) This is a statement of the case that biographer and historian alike should ponder.

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.

What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.

I am trying to feel my way through the most difficult problem, the most difficult situation that a responsible Government can have to face.