The True Temper of Empire
Bruce, Sir Charles
Excerpt from The True Temper of Empire: With Corollary EssaysI Define the true temper of Empire as a temper which mingles wisely and in fit proportions the sovereignty of the central authority with the liberties of the constituent areas. In the essay which gives its title to this volume and in the corollary essays, except the last, I have discussed the operation of this temper in the maintenance of an United Empire, in the last I have discusse...
