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from generation to generation been the leaders of the Liberal party, if we were to show ourselves afraid of facing and recognizing the new spirit with candour and consideration.'

Views such as these, expressed by the highest Indian authority, coupled with the growing power of Indian public opinion, and the persistent moderation of the Congress leaders, could not but produce a profound influence upon official opinion in India; and the changed attitude was confirmed and strengthened by the whole tenor of Lord Hardinge's administration. In 1911, Lord Hardinge received a Congress deputation which had been refused by Lord Curzon a few years before, and in 1914 Lord Pentland visited the Congress in Madras.

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