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We know that we are not doing it for our own interest alone, or our own fame in the history of the civilised world alone, but for the interest of the millions committed to us.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “We know that we are not doing it for our own interest alone, or our own fame in the history of the civilised world…”
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Morley highlights the moral obligation of the British government to act in the best interests of the Indian population.
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