An Essay on the Best Means of Civilising the Subjects of the British Empire in India, and of Diffusing the Light of the Christian Religion Throughout the Eastern World |
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... mankind , are the most interesting and important * . And , according to every just estimate , these must appear to rise in proportion to the extent and excellence of the ob- jects they embrace . How grand , how inviting , then , that ...
... mankind , are the most interesting and important * . And , according to every just estimate , these must appear to rise in proportion to the extent and excellence of the ob- jects they embrace . How grand , how inviting , then , that ...
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... mankind in an advanced stage of society . No nation , on the face of the earth , are , in this sense , more civilised than the Hindoos ; for , though several districts of India be infested by hordes of robbers , and the people in ...
... mankind in an advanced stage of society . No nation , on the face of the earth , are , in this sense , more civilised than the Hindoos ; for , though several districts of India be infested by hordes of robbers , and the people in ...
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... absolute or comparative . By abso- lute civilisation we understand the utmost improvement , of which mankind , in their social state , are susceptible . This is that perfectibility of human nature , by the operation 18.
... absolute or comparative . By abso- lute civilisation we understand the utmost improvement , of which mankind , in their social state , are susceptible . This is that perfectibility of human nature , by the operation 18.
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... Mankind might still be ascending in this path of true glory ; although in their civil state , they should never reach the highest point of improvement . In attempting to promote this progress , two extremes are to be avoided . There ...
... Mankind might still be ascending in this path of true glory ; although in their civil state , they should never reach the highest point of improvement . In attempting to promote this progress , two extremes are to be avoided . There ...
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... mankind , but attended in this case with circumstances of peculiarity , the civilisation of Hin- dostan admits of a retrospective consideration . An elegant and well - informed historian * has attempted to prove , by a long and ...
... mankind , but attended in this case with circumstances of peculiarity , the civilisation of Hin- dostan admits of a retrospective consideration . An elegant and well - informed historian * has attempted to prove , by a long and ...
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“An” essay on the best means of civilising the subjects of the British ... John Mitchell No preview available - 1805 |
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