You will not think it less fair because it is individual and unofficial; for a man must be a wretch indeed, who could speak at this most solemn juncture, otherwise than from the bottom of his heart.
Morley emphasizes the importance of sincerity in expressing one's beliefs during critical times.
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But we have no right to cast on him any responsibility beyond what is strictly military.
We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
He was a soldier of infinite personal courage and daring; of striking military energy, initiative, and resource; a high, pure, and single character, dwelling much in the region of the unseen.
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