Unfinished Empire Quotes

“Since histories were first written, the aim of the writer has invariably been to ‘correct’ our view of the past, and to align it more closely with the writer’s view of the present, and the way it was reached.”
― John Darwin, Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain

“the British ruled India (population 250 millions) with an administrative cadre of under 1,000.”
― John Darwin, Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain