Public Administration in Ancient India c8.41

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¹ Vide Tod’s Rajasthan, Vol. I. In regard to the merits and defects of the system, Col. Tod says : “It is a system full of defects ; yet we see them so often balanced by virtues, that we are alternately biassed by these counter-acting qualities ; loyalty and patriotism, which combine a love of the institutions, religion, and manners of the country, are the counterpoise to systematic evil. In no country has the system ever proved efficient.” Vol. I. p. 148 (first edition).