It seems to me that these judgments are most important in their character as illustrations of a system, or I should rather say, of the failure of a system, parts of a vast scheme of forces and events in the midst of which we stand, which seem to govern us, but which are in reality governed by a hand above.
Morley reflects on the nature of human experience and the forces that govern it, suggesting a higher power at work.
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What I endeavoured to show was that King George III., without changing his opinion of the justice of his war against the colonies, was obliged to give it up on account of a change of public opinion, and was not open to blame for so doing.
Inspire him with the desire of pleasing; he will soon know more of the art than all the masters could teach him.
This is no mere case of barren wrangle and verbal recrimination.
They hope to attract that good will which must, after all, be the real foundation of our prosperity and strength in India.
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