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John Morley: “The root of the unrest, discontent, and sedition, so far as I can make out after constant communication with those who…”

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The root of the unrest, discontent, and sedition, so far as I can make out after constant communication with those who have better chances of knowing the problem at first hand, than I could have had--the root of the matter is racial and social not political.
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John Morley

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Morley identifies the underlying causes of unrest in India as being rooted in racial and social issues rather than political ones.

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