Utilitarian Events

Good Governance for All utilitarian.1 · dlc011

The principles of … ideology now play a central role in … policymaking. The administration has been reformed to function like a well-oiled machine.

False Promises utilitarian.2 · dlc011

The chaos engulfing the … serves as a testament to the failure of the … project. Its proponents have been accused of irreversibly destabilizing the administration.

The promise of a Utilitarian approach to colonial administration has not come to fruition. The failure has left the project's staunchest supporters disillusioned with mocking remarks directed towards them. "I always knew the project would fail. The whole approach was fundamentally flawed from the beginning. There is no space for such an absurd agenda."

A Project Without Progress utilitarian.3 · dlc011

While a … approach to colonial administration was promising, it did not take root here in ….

Undue Influence utilitarian.4 · dlc011

The … claim that public opinion and the press in … are negatively influencing … policy.

"Of course, The Times has an opinion. I'm sure John the baker and Jane the seamstress have one too. The … should listen to them all. Who cares how ill informed their ideas about India are? Maybe every policy can be decided by general election." "When will they learn that to govern India, one must be in India?"

Imperial Liabilities utilitarian.5 · dlc011

The attitudes and actions of the … administrators in … towards the … people threaten our … mission.

… attests to recent reports of violence towards … people in …: "The unrestrained behavior of the … administrators who have come to … to make their fortunes undermines the efforts of our … mission. The … people are in need of protection from the injustices perpetrated on them by the … fortune seekers."

Strengthening Ties utilitarian.6 · dlc011

The … is actively increasing their efforts to fortify the ties … has with ….

The portrait of … … looms large over the two distinguished figures as they argue late into the evening. "We are all loyal subjects of the Empire, …. No policy will change that. But while we work to aid all subjects, you wish to aid only your prospects." "If the … trusts me, I will be able to call for … aid." "If the people trust you, then you will never want for aid."

Delayed Decisions utilitarian.7 · dlc011

Letters from … have arrived with new governing guidances for … officers and officials.

Often, the day-to-day actions of this … official have little oversight in his corner of …. His actions have long been unchecked. The letters from … outline new guidance on reporting paperwork discrepancies. "What a nuisance. My officers work hard. A discrepancy here and there can surely be overlooked."

Equal Opportunities utilitarian.8 · dlc011

The … has received a formal dispatch from … recommending the expansion of education in ….

The telegraph had arrived late at night. Having read it, the … wished he had left it for the morning. "So they want us to educate the masses? That is bound to shake things up. Either my successor will have many clerks to do his bidding, or he will have a well informed, articulate opposition. We will have to be careful with how we go about this."

An Extraordinarily Demanding Vision utilitarian.9 · dlc011

Colonial administrators adhering to … philosophy have developed ambitious plans for a wholesale rationalization of … society. Their critics call it an impossible, extraordinarily demanding vision.

"This is a grand undertaking, one of utmost importance. It will require the combined efforts of every loyal subject as we work to shape this nation into something resembling order. The people, and those they look up to, must heed our advice." "But who to turn to first? Will the people turn their leaders to our cause? Or should we plead our case with them and hope they can show their followers the value in our path? After all, everything we do, we do for the benefit of all."

The Study of Indian Society utilitarian.10 · dlc011

An organized census has been proposed to create a comprehensive understanding of the population in ….

"The study of India must be as much a profession in itself as law or medicine." "To govern one must know the governed. It is a miracle that we have got this far without completing a census. But to go any further would be foolish. Worse, it would be akin to wandering a trap laden maze, blindfolded. No, we must know the language, caste, religion, and sex, of everyone!"