...of the parliament : the passage is a remarkable one, and, doubtless, there is some meaning in it. " We know that India cannot have a free government ;...despotism. The worst state in which she can, possibly, be * See page 3 of Sessional Paper, No. 275, printed in return to an order of the House of Commons, 2d...

...altogether supported by the five hundred, and has no motive to plead the cause of the fifty millions. " We know that India cannot have a free Government....the memorialists would place her. They call on us to recognise them as a privileged order of freemen in the midst of slaves. It was for the purpose of averting...

...motive to plead the cause of the fifty millions. "We know that India cannot have a free Govern men t. But she may have the next best thing, — a firm and...the memorialists would place her. They call on us to recognise them as a privileged order of freemen in the midst of slaves. It was for the purpose of averting...

...plead the cause of the fifty millions. " We know that India cannot have a free Government. But •he may have the next best thing, — a firm and impartial...the memorialists would place her. They call on us to recognise them as a privileged order of freemen in the midst of slaves. It was for the purpose of averting...

...altogether supported by the five hundred, and has no motive to plead the cause of the fifty millions. " We know that India cannot have a free Government....impartial despotism. The worst state in which she an possibly be placed is that in which the memorialists would place her. They call on us to recognize...

...to plead the canse of the fifty millions. " We know that India can not have a free government. Bnt she may have the next best thing — a firm and impartial...the memorialists would place her. They call on us to recoguize them as a privileged order of freemen in the midst of slaves. It was for the purpose of averting...

...five hundred, and has no motive to plead the cause of the fifty millions. " We know that India can not have a free government. But she may have the next...which she can possibly be placed is that in which tbe memorialists would place her. They call on us to recognize them as a privileged order of freemen...

...altogether supported by the five hundred, and has no motive to plead the cause of the fifty millions. " We know that India cannot have a free Government. But she may have the next best thing—a firm and impartial despotism. The worst state in which she can possibly be placed is that...

...altogether supported by the five hundred, and has no motive to plead the cause of the fifty millions. " We know that India cannot have a free Government. But she may have the next best thing,—a firm and impartial despotism." The worst state in which she can possibly be placed is that...

...the realistic vigor of this analysis. how do we respond to the conclusion of Macaulay's argument?: "We know that India cannot have a free Government. But she may have the next best thing—a firm and impartial despotism." 1 Macaulay in India seems a perfect icon of the "good orator"...