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John Morley: “The law itself has been administered without disrespect to creed or caste, or to usages and ideas rooted in your…”

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The law itself has been administered without disrespect to creed or caste, or to usages and ideas rooted in your civilisation.
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John Morley

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Morley discusses the impartial administration of law in India, respecting local customs and beliefs.

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