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John Morley: Who can be surprised that educated Indians who read those high masters and teachers of ours, are intoxicated with the…

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Who can be surprised that educated Indians who read those high masters and teachers of ours, are intoxicated with the ideas of freedom, nationality, self-government, that breathes the breath of life in those inspiring and illuminating pages.
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John Morley

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Morley notes the impact of Western ideas of freedom and self-government on educated Indians.

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