“...the strong attractive force of Hinduism, which, in days of peace, when martial instincts have less influence, retains its hold of the people. Its ivy-like vitality, enfolding and strangling everything which it has once grasped, has been fatal to almost… — 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
