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Sir C. P. Lucas

British colonial historian, referenced on colonial administration.

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Sir C. P. Lucas shows up with force in VII: How Colonies Are Owned. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Quoted as a leading authority on colonial questions, his description of British colonial policy highlights that colonists must be left to rule themselves and cannot be made…
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In VII: How Colonies Are Owned: Quoted as a leading authority on colonial questions, his description of British colonial policy highlights that colonists must be left to rule themselves and cannot be made amenable by force.

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This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological turning point where the pacifist argument shift…

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