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John Morley: “Thence, then, arises a powerful argument for the promotion of every design tending to the improvement of the natives…”

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Thence, then, arises a powerful argument for the promotion of every design tending to the improvement of the natives, whether by conferring on them the advantages of education, or by diffusing among them the treasures of science, knowledge, and moral culture.
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John Morley

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Morley advocates for the improvement of Indian natives through education and moral culture.

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