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Political and Literary Essays, 1908-1913
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An Imperial policy must, of course, be carried out with reasonable prudence, and the principles of government which guide our relations with whatsoever races are brought under our control must be politically and economically sound and morally defensible.
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At the time this hazardous prophecy was made, the huge overgrown Roman Empire was tottering to its fall. Does a similar fate await the British Empire?
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Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
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Born:
February 26, 1841
Died:
January 29, 1917
(aged 75)
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