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John Morley: It is our business to give to those who represent Her Majesty in India ample information as to what we believe to be…

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It is our business to give to those who represent Her Majesty in India ample information as to what we believe to be sound principles of Government: and it is, of course, the function of this House to comment upon any case in which we may think they have failed to give due effect to those principles.
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John Morley

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Morley highlights the responsibility of the British Parliament to inform Indian authorities about sound governance principles.

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