J.G. FarrellThe British could leave and half India wouldn't notice us leaving just as they didn't notice us arriving. All our reforms of administration might be reforms on the moon for all it has to do with them..
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The British were a great people. They had a great empire and a great country. They had a great king who was very wise and kind. He cared about his people and gave them what they needed.
He had laws, which were very good laws. But the British people were very bad. They were not good at all.
Source: The Siege Of Krishnapur
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