The European must respect the powers and rights of the Hindu as he would be compelled by law to respect them in his own State.
Harold J. Laski: “The European must respect the powers and rights of the Hindu as he would be compelled by law to respect them in his own…”
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Laski asserts that European powers must respect the rights of the peoples they govern, akin to domestic laws.
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