…the impracticability of governing natives, who, at best, are children, needing and appreciating just paternal government, on the same principles as apply to the government of full-grown men.
Alfred Milner
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
Reminds me of:
“Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear
considerable watching.”
— Army Officer Guide circa 1894.
The unpublished Enlisted Man’s Guide says that officers are highly educated but not that bright.