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For a man holding such a position to make such a statement at that moment, is all the corroboration that we need for persisting in our policy of reform.
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John Morley
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Morley cites a powerful statement to support the continuation of reform policies.
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Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
If the idea was the direct gift of heaven, the policy was due to the sagacity and mother-wit of the great ecclesiastical statesmen.
If I were going to remain Indian Secretary for some time to come, my every effort would be devoted to an abatement of that enormous amount of writing.
We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.
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