That I was conscious of having incurred a great responsibility, and felt the difficulty which arises when great issues are raised, and a man can only act and speak upon the best lights he possesses, aware all the time that he may be in error.
Morley acknowledges the weight of responsibility that comes with addressing significant issues, aware of the potential for error.
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The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
All alike concerned themselves with its truth or falsehood, with what they counted to be its abstract fitness or unfitness.
How should we look in the face of the civilised world if we had so turned our back upon our duty and sovereign task?
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.
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