Another point is that the Press is very often flooded with letters from Indians or ex-Indians--from Indicus olim, and others--too oftened coloured with personal partisanship and deep-dyed prepossessions.
Morley points out the bias present in letters to the press from Indians and ex-Indians, affecting public perception.
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Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
I think they will commit a great error if they take this course.
We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.
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