Sketch of the History and Influence of the Press in British India: Containing Remarks on the Effects of a Free Press on Subsidiary Alliances, on the Delays of Office, on Superstition, on the Administration of Justice, on Flogging, and on AgricultureC. Chapple, 1823 - 194 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 31
Página 16
... society , and every breach of duty is followed by a suitable punishment . There are who contend that go- vernment is brought into disrepute by a Free Press . Ay , bad government is , because truth pierces it to the heart ; but a mild ...
... society , and every breach of duty is followed by a suitable punishment . There are who contend that go- vernment is brought into disrepute by a Free Press . Ay , bad government is , because truth pierces it to the heart ; but a mild ...
Página 20
... society ; consequently , that education cannot be too much attended to , or too widely diffused . Let us hope , then , that these institutions established by Lord Hastings may succeed ; while we fondly anticipate that the example may be ...
... society ; consequently , that education cannot be too much attended to , or too widely diffused . Let us hope , then , that these institutions established by Lord Hastings may succeed ; while we fondly anticipate that the example may be ...
Página 30
... society— to give a character and colour to the morals , intelligence , and spirit of the age , has justly been considered essential to the welfare of the political system . On Agriculture , on Arts , and Commerce , liberal knowledge ...
... society— to give a character and colour to the morals , intelligence , and spirit of the age , has justly been considered essential to the welfare of the political system . On Agriculture , on Arts , and Commerce , liberal knowledge ...
Página 31
... society . In a word , when we look back to the period under review , we cannot fail to acknowledge , that those stupendous projects , which led to such splendid and happy results , were conceived by a powerful and intrepid genius ...
... society . In a word , when we look back to the period under review , we cannot fail to acknowledge , that those stupendous projects , which led to such splendid and happy results , were conceived by a powerful and intrepid genius ...
Página 46
... society , his efforts have been directed to elevate the Indian com- munity in the scale of civilization , by enlightening their minds and affording a wide scope to the Press . " - A . White . The Court of Directors having framed a ...
... society , his efforts have been directed to elevate the Indian com- munity in the scale of civilization , by enlightening their minds and affording a wide scope to the Press . " - A . White . The Court of Directors having framed a ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Sketch of the History and Influence of the Press in British India ... Earl of Leicester Stanhope Harrington Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Términos y frases comunes
administration Akbar Asia Asiatic Journal asserted authority base Censorship Bengal Bishop of Calcutta Brahminical Magazine Brahmins British India Buckingham Carnaticus Censor of Heretical character Christians civil conduct contrary controul Court of Directors cultivation dangerous despotism duty Editor effect empire endeavour England established European evils exercise existed extortion flogging free discussion Free Press freedom Government Governor-General hath Heretical Pravity Hindoos honourable gentleman honourable proprietor improvement Indostan Inquisition Jagernaut judge justice language late learned letter libel liberty licentiousness Lord Cornwallis Lord Hastings Lord Wellesley's Lordship Madras Mahomedan mankind Marquis of Hastings ment military millions mind missionaries Montesquieu moral motion Native Noble Marquis officers Old Indian opinion oppression persons polytheism present Press in India prevail principles prove reason reform religion religious restrictions sacred says sect sentiments servant shew society spirit Stanhope superstition suppressed tion tracts truth Warren Hastings Wellesley wise worship writing
Pasajes populares
Página 129 - One in their nature, which are two in ours ! And Reason raise o'er Instinct as you can, In this 'tis God directs, in that 'tis man.
Página 49 - God loves from whole to parts: but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next; and next all human race...
Página 146 - He, whom the mind alone can perceive, whose essence eludes the external organs, who has no visible parts, who exists from eternity, even he, the soul of all beings, whom no being can comprehend, shone forth in person.
Página 88 - THEY also are to be had accursed, that presume to say, that every man shall be saved by the law or sect which he professeth, so that he be diligent to frame his life according to that law, and the light of nature. For holy Scripture doth set out unto us only the name of Jesus Christ, whereby men must be saved.
Página 9 - I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth, and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye.
Página 18 - He said true. No GOOD government will ever be battered by paper shot. Montesquieu says that " In a free nation it matters not whether individuals reason well or ill ; it is sufficient that they do reason. Truth arises from the collision, and from hence springs liberty, which is a security from the effect of reasoning.
Página 34 - One topic remains — my removal of restrictions from the press, has been mentioned in laudatory language. I might easily have adopted that procedure without any length of cautious consideration, from my habit of regarding the freedom of publication as a natural right of my fellow-subjects, to be narrowed only by special and urgent cause assigned.
Página 117 - As the public money would be ill-appropriated in merely providing gratuitous access to that quantum of education which is already attainable, any intervention of government either by superintendence, or by contribution, should be directed to the improvement of existing tuition, and to the diffusion of it to places and persons now out of its reach.
Página 84 - Court of Directors or other Public Authorities in England, connected with the Government of India, or disquisitions on Political transactions of the local administration, or offensive remarks levelled at the public conduct...
Página 182 - O Printing! how hast thou disturbed the peace of mankind! That lead, when moulded into bullets, is not so mortal, as when founded into letters. There was a mistake, sure, in the story of Cadmus; and the serpent's teeth, which he sowed, were nothing else but the letters which he invented.