Question

you are living in late 18th century or early 19th century . How would you have reacted to the stories of British conquests? Remember that you would have read about the immense fortunes that many of the officials were making.

Answer 1

Yeah. But after all they were ruling us and making fortune by our deliberate hardwork. Even James Mill wrote in his book that every part of India must be captured by the British to make people feel happy. But on the other hand people like Robert Clive were converting our hardwork into their fortune