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... individual will and discretion , trusting nothing to any man , but regulating everything by strict rules . Up to a certain point this system is most beneficial , but it may be carried too far ; and in India especially its over ...
... individual will and discretion , trusting nothing to any man , but regulating everything by strict rules . Up to a certain point this system is most beneficial , but it may be carried too far ; and in India especially its over ...
Page xiv
... individuals many things which were formerly determined by the strictest rules of law . It is now found that public opinion and the press are sufficient checks on the conduct of great officers , and that a large latitude may , with much ...
... individuals many things which were formerly determined by the strictest rules of law . It is now found that public opinion and the press are sufficient checks on the conduct of great officers , and that a large latitude may , with much ...
Page xv
... individuals of all classes were elevated to high posts . There were prizes in the lottery which any of the people ... individual ruler . I have had a good deal to do with petty transfers , both one way and the other : I have generally ...
... individuals of all classes were elevated to high posts . There were prizes in the lottery which any of the people ... individual ruler . I have had a good deal to do with petty transfers , both one way and the other : I have generally ...
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... individual local officers , and that our whole establishment of Indian Governments , Court of Directors , and Board of Control , are but checks on the progress of those local officers . For instance , it is on all hands admitted that ...
... individual local officers , and that our whole establishment of Indian Governments , Court of Directors , and Board of Control , are but checks on the progress of those local officers . For instance , it is on all hands admitted that ...
Page xxiv
... individual discretion . As the best means of obtaining a supply of good and trustworthy servants , I would fully maintain a profession devoted to the civil service of the state ; and while relaxing its monopoly of office in some ...
... individual discretion . As the best means of obtaining a supply of good and trustworthy servants , I would fully maintain a profession devoted to the civil service of the state ; and while relaxing its monopoly of office in some ...
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