Sir Charles Trevelyan

"The Irish smallholder lives in a state of isolation, the type of which is to be sought for in the islands of the South Sea, rather than in the great civilised communities of the ancient world. A fortn…"

"The Arabian or Mahommedan system is based on the exercise of power and the indulgence of passion, Pride, ambition, the love of rule, and of sensual enjoyment, are called in to the aid of re~ ligion. T…"

"There can be no dispute as to what our duty as the rulers of India requires us to do. But it has been said, and may be said again, that whatever our duty may be, it is not our policy to enlighten the …"

"The Indians will, I hope, soon stand in the same position towards us in which we once stood towards the Romans."

"The judgement of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated. …The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, b…"