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It depends on the Civil Service, and it depends on the power of Indians with the sense and instincts of government, to control wilder spirits without the sense or the instincts of government.
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John Morley
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Morley emphasizes the crucial role of the Civil Service and responsible Indian leadership in governance.
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Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
What I endeavoured to show was that King George III., without changing his opinion of the justice of his war against the colonies, was obliged to give it up on account of a change of public opinion, and was not open to blame for so doing.
How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?
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