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Imam and Mr. Abdullah Yusuf Ali—two more
untoward events. All this had the effect of dimin-
ishing in an appreciable measure, that salutary fear
in the minds of the lower officials which superior
personalities seldom fail to inspire. Hence during
two or three years that followed, there was a
perceptible decline in the sense of responsibility
on the part of our district officials, and the
weaker minds began to succumb to temptations.