...higher " than our own was at no very distant period. " We should look upon India not as a tem" porary possession, but as one which is to be " maintained...prejudices, " and become sufficiently enlightened to frame 36 " a regular government for themselves, and to tf conciuct and preserve it.* We entirely accord in...

...should look • . * Hamilton's Hindostan, vol. i. Intro. p. 29. f East Injlia Mag., May 1832, p. 455. upon India not as a temporary possession, but as one...prejudices, and become sufficiently enlightened to frame a regidar Government for themselves, and to conduct and preserve it. Whenever such a time shall arrive,...

...final result on the character of the people ? la it to be raised, or is it to be lowered ? . . . . " We should look upon India not as a temporary possession,...abandoned most of their superstitions and prejudices, and beconusufficiently enlightened to frame a regular government for themselves, and to conduct and preserve...

...another Minute on a subject worthy to be pondered by all Anglo-Indian officials at the present time. " We should look upon India not as a temporary possession,...one which is to be maintained permanently, until the Indians shall, in some future age, have abandoned most of their superstitions and prejudices, and become...

...and we are apt to regard every foreign country as ignorant and uncivilised, whose state of government does not in some degree approximate to our own, even...of their superstitions and prejudices, and become sufficientlyenlightened, to frame a regular government for themselves, and to conduct and preserve...

...soldier of distinction, then serving as governor of Madras. ' We should look upon India,' he wrote, ' not as a temporary possession, but as one which is...be maintained permanently, until the natives shall have abandoned most of their superstitions and prejudices, and become sufficiently enlightened to frame...

...stations in the management of their country and devising plans for its improvement? We should look on India not as a temporary possession, but as one which...abandoned most of their superstitions and prejudices, and Tsecome sufficiently enlightened to frame a regular government for themselves, and to conduct and preserve...

...in the management of their country and devising plans for its improvement? . . . We should look on India not as a temporary possession, but as one which...shall in some future age have abandoned most of their superstitious prejudices and become sufficiently enlightened to frame a regular government for themselves...

...in the management of their country and devising plans for its improvement? . . . We should look on India not as a temporary possession, but as one which...shall in some future age have abandoned most of their superstitious prejudices and become sufficiently enlightened to frame a regular government for themselves...

...being discussed. In 1824 Sir Thomas Munro, the Governor of Madras, recorded his opinion as follows : " We should look upon India, not as a temporary possession? but as one which is to be maintaine'' permanently, until^the natives shall . . . become sufficien enlightened to frame a regular...