The Indians will, I hope, soon stand in the same position towards us in which we once stood towards the Romans.

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On The Education Of The People Of India" 1838 Chapter 7, The Political Tendency of the different System of Education in use in India. in Shourie, Arun (1994). Missionaries in India: Continuities, changes, dilemmas. New Delhi : Rupa & Co, 1994

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