Not-withstanding our tradition of monarchy, there is amongst ourselves, an indisputable tendency to develop on democratic lines. We have strong desire to evolve [unclear] responsible type of government, not by slavishly following any one of the systems of the West, but by adaptin[unclear] democratic principles to an Eastern pattern. Certai[unclear] misunderstood democratic ideas have certainly prejudice[unclear] our thinking, through our imperfect contact with th[unclear] West; these must be studied and clearly understoo[unclear] before we accept their introduction into our form o[unclear] government. We should, of course, admire all that i[unclear] good in the democratic systems of the world, but w[unclear] must not ignore our own background, and the fine trad[unclear] tions that are our national heritage, which must b[unclear] considered in any government framed to suit existin[unclear] conditions.
