I observed it all with a rather grim feeling in my mind, that, if anything goes wrong in India, the whole of what we are talking about now, the material and military conditions of the Empire as a whole, might be strangely altered and convulsed.
Morley expresses concern that instability in India could have far-reaching consequences for the entire Empire.
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They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.
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.
I am trying to feel my way through the most difficult problem, the most difficult situation that a responsible Government can have to face.
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