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But what I submit with the utmost confidence is that the situation to-day is a considerable improvement on the situation that we found, when we assumed power two years ago.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “But what I submit with the utmost confidence is that the situation to-day is a considerable improvement on the situation…”
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Morley asserts that the current situation in India has improved since they took power two years prior.
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