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Some of the most excusable errors ever committed,” he said, in closing the letter, “have also been the most ruinous in their consequences.
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Morley reflects on the nature of errors and their potential consequences, highlighting the complexity of human decisions.
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But they were barren of any institutions by which the country could be governed and kept in prosperity for the future.”(166) This is a statement of the case that biographer and historian alike should ponder.
If I were going to remain Indian Secretary for some time to come, my every effort would be devoted to an abatement of that enormous amount of writing.
My desire is thoroughly to shake up all the materials of the question.
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
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