I am afraid of our wasting that which we at present derive from moral causes, by laying down general principles when nobody will attend to them, and when in all probability they will be disregarded.
Morley expresses concern about the potential loss of moral authority if principles are disregarded in diplomacy.
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But we have no right to cast on him any responsibility beyond what is strictly military.
The general situation in Egypt had latterly become one in which everything was governed by sheer military violence.
They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
Do not weary or fret or nag him with your superior wisdom.
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