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A Dereliction of Duty
By Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke tore into the directors of the East India Company, accusing them of doing less for the country than India’s mediaeval conquerors.
32
Justice and Equity
By Harsukh Rai
After the East India Company quieted the Maratha Confederacy in 1805, Harsukh Rai looked forward to a new era of good government.
33
The Moth Versus the Fire
After its prime minister signed the Maratha Confederacy over to the East India Company, the member states rose up in a body.
34
My Long Walk to Beaver Dams
By Laura Secord
A ‘slight and delicate’ Canadian woman defied twenty miles of rugged terrain in sweltering heat to warn of an impending attack by American invaders.
35
Not Ready for Power
By Robert W. Bruère
Man had proved spiritually unprepared for the discovery of coal, said Robert Bruère, and was poised to squander the next energy revolution too.
36
The Crudest of Mistakes
By Sir Bernard Pares
Sir Bernard Pares warned that after the Great War, Western powers must not assume Germany’s role as supercilious bully.
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