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It must also be borne in mind that the ordinary man or lad in India has not too much courage, and that the loyal are terrorised by the ruthless extremists.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “It must also be borne in mind that the ordinary man or lad in India has not too much courage, and that the loyal are…”
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Morley highlights the fear among ordinary Indians due to the actions of ruthless extremists, emphasizing the need for support.
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We ought to be able to separate in thought the question of the grounds and evidence for a given dogma being true, from the distinct and purely historic question of the social and intellectual conditions which made men accept it for true.
They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
All alike concerned themselves with its truth or falsehood, with what they counted to be its abstract fitness or unfitness.
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.
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