“The children of the mountains are too free and independent to bear with any patience the restraints of civilization.” — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“The children of the mountains are too free and independent to bear with any patience the restraints of civilization. But the Sikh is always the same ; in peace^ in war, in barracks or in the field, ever genial, good-tempered… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“The children of the mountains are too free and independent to bear with any patience the restraints of civilization.” — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“Even in the palmiest days of the Khalsa it is astonishing how small a proportion of the Punjab population was of the Sikh profession.… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“...if we accept contemporary literature as sufficient evidence, the society of Paris today is fully as corrupt as that of the Punjab in 1830;… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“Fakir Azizuddin. He was one of the ablest and certainly the most honest of all Ranjit Singh's courtiers. Azizuddin was of so engaging a… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“The children of the mountains are too free and independent to bear with any patience the restraints of civilization. But the Sikh is always… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“...the strong attractive force of Hinduism, which, in days of peace, when martial instincts have less influence, retains its hold of the people. Its… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
“...Of the Hindu, of whatever caste, it may be said, as of the poet, nascitur non fit . His birth status is unalterable. But… — Lepel H. Griffin Copy Share Image
