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It was exactly the most indigent upon whose backs this slavish load was placed.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “It was exactly the most indigent upon whose backs this slavish load was placed.”
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This quote illustrates the harsh reality that the poorest individuals often bear the heaviest burdens in society.
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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.
Yet they had certainly no less value and truth than they ever had, and perhaps were more needed than ever in face of the present chaos of opinion.
An Indian gentleman has been placed on the Council of the Viceroy--not an everyday transaction.
But we have no right to cast on him any responsibility beyond what is strictly military.
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