Whatever may be said about that illustrious man's style, his conception of history, his theories of human society, it is at least beyond question or denial that his Essays have done more than any other writings of this generation to settle the direction of men's historical interest and curiosity.
Morley acknowledges the significant impact of Macaulay's Essays on shaping historical interest and curiosity in his time.
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What I expect is a healthful, slow fermentation in many minds, working towards the final product.
We do not know how to leave India, and therefore let us see if we know how to govern it.
An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.
Could ministers justify abandonment, without far stronger evidence than they then possessed that they could not govern the Transvaal peaceably?
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