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Some of his faults are very serious, yet he is as towards the nation an upright, assiduous, and able functionary.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “Some of his faults are very serious, yet he is as towards the nation an upright, assiduous, and able functionary.”
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Morley acknowledges the serious faults of a public official while also recognizing their positive contributions to the nation.
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The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.
But as I read it, as I listen to serious Indian experts with large experience, it all sounds estrangement and alienation even though it be no worse than superficial.
This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.
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