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East of Suez, some hold, the direct control of Providence ceases; Man…

Quote byRudyard Kipling · 1865–1936

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Life's Handicap (1891), The Mark of the Beast..

English (original)

East of Suez, some hold, the direct control of Providence ceases; Man being there handed over to the power of the Gods and Devils of Asia, and the Church of England Providence only exercising an occasional and modified supervision in the case of Englishmen.

— Rudyard Kipling

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