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 discussed the operation of the same temper in the maintenance of an United Kingdom.I do not regret that, in presenting in a collective form essays addressed to a variety of audiences or readers, it has been found impossible to avoid repetition in the statement of principles and imperial declarations of policy, such as Queen Victoria's Proclamation to the Princes and Peoples of India in 1858.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.