| Asia - 1838 - 678 pages
...the great body of the people; if it is not fit for that purpose, it ought to be made so; if it is fit to administer justice to the body of the people, why...exempt a mere handful of settlers from its jurisdiction ?" The distinction made by the Charter Act of 1813 has the semblance of partiality and tyranny; "it... | |
| George Otto Trevelyan - Fine bindings - 1876 - 502 pages
...is not fit for that purpose, it ought to he made so. If it is fit to administer justice to the great body of the people, why should we exempt a mere handful...to indicate a notion that the natives of India may •well put up with something less than justice, or that Englishmen in India have a title to something... | |
| George Otto Trevelyan - 1876 - 652 pages
...is not fit for that purpose, it ought to be made so. If it is fit to administer justice to the great body of the people, why should we exempt a mere handful...to indicate a notion that the natives of India may well put up with something less than justice, or that Englishmen in India have a title to something... | |
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