Botha, General : Louis Botha (1862-1919), soldier & first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, a staunch advocate of reconciliation between Boers & Britons.
... to fall into its hands. The generosity is reserved for those enemies who have beaten them in fight, like Washington, or with whom they have to come to an understanding after an equal struggle, like Botha. But towards others and specially for those who have put them in fear for their national existence or their supremacy or their commerce and then fallen into their power, they observe neither chivalry... "perfidious Albion" in which the French summed up their experience of English character before the present "cordial understanding" and to which they may have to revert when it is over, expresses the general opinion of their fellow-Europeans on the British claim to an unique and superior righteousness. The conviction of British political hypocrisy, large promise-making when it suited them and large pr ...
... territory from the intruder by his brilliant plan of campaign. When the Boers rise Page 143 once more against England, I think we shall have to send them Anandrao as an useful assistant to Generals Botha and Delarey. No rain as yet, and it is the 15ᵗʰ of August. My thirtieth birthday, by English computation! How old we are all getting! Your affectionate nephew Aurobind Ghose. P.S. There... actually managed to finish one side and a half. This has encouraged me to try again and I do believe I shall finish this letter today—the second day of writing. 1 The improvement, which is part of a general abatement of my symptoms, I attribute to a fortnight's determined and cynical laziness. During this time I have been to Ahmedabad with our cricket eleven and watched them get a jolly good beating; ...
... 138 territory from the intruder by his brilliant plan of campaign. When the Boers rise once more against England, I think we shall have to send them Anandrao as an useful assistant to Generals Botha and Delarcy. "No rain as yet, and it is the 15 th of August. My thirtieth birthday, by English computation! How old we are all getting! Your affectionate nephew Aurobindo Ghose... actually managed to finish one side and a half. This has encouraged me to try again and I do believe I shall finish this letter today — the second day of writing. The improvement, which is part of a general abatement of my symptoms, I attribute to a fortnight's determined and cynical laziness. 1 During this time I have been to Ahmedabad with our cricket eleven and watched them get a jolly good beating; ...
... a foot and half of territory from the intruder by his brilliant plan of campaign. When the Boers rise once more against England, I think we have to send them Anandrao as an useful assistant to Generals Botha and Delarcy." 10 II. Maharaja's character-trait: (Written as a postscript to the same letter) Page 280 "There is a wonderful story travelling about Baroda, a story straight ...
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