Skip to content

Now, India presents the greatest of all fields for missionary exertion, greater even than China.

— Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet

Another quote →

More quotes by Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet

It is commonly said that it was the Mahomedans whom the British displaced as rulers in India. This is true only in a restricted sense. It would be nearer the truth to say that it was the Mahrattas in the main, whom we displaced.

But for a long time to come the prime movers in these operations must continue to be European. And we hope that a great Christian, and if we may use the term, ecclesiastical army will be raised, the rank and file consisting of natives, while the captains and generals are highly qualified Europeans.

I shall conclude by reminding you that, as patriotic people, you may be confident that the missions in India are doing a work which strengthens the imperial foundations of British power, and raises our national repute in the eyes of the many millions of people committed to our charge. You may be also confident that the results are fully commensurate with the expenditure.

All Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.