Explain what you think the author is saying, and disscus why the ideas found in

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Explain what you think the author is saying, and disscus why the ideas found in the quotation might be historicaly important or interesting.

Dr. Veraswami in Burmese Days sais ‘My friend, it iss pathetic to me to hear you talk so. It iss truly pathetic. You say you are here to trade? Of course you are. Could the Burmese trade for themselves? Can they make machinery, ships, railways, roads? They are helpless without you. What would happen to the Burmese forests if the English were not here? They would be sold immediately to the Japanese, who would gut them and ruin them. Instead of which, in your hands, actually they are improved. And while your businessmen develop the resources of our country, your officials are civilizing us, elevating us to their level, from pure public spirit. It is a magnificent record of self-sacrifice.’

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By putting these statements by the author the author is very sentimental regarding the environmental issues like forest depletion and cutting of trees. For dad author is suggesting and commenting over the clearing of the forest present in Burmese that's why author is trying to provoke the citizen or people of Burmese to avoid the clearing of forest that's why the author used the term Burmese trade for themselves, by telling these lines author is simply attacking over the people of the Burmese that how they can so rude towards the forest of Burmese he was really concerned about the forest of Burmese doors serious serious concerns were shown by above lines, he was simply trying to avoid the forest clearing and trying to motivate the people of the Burmese to avoid it. That's why he was saying that these wood would be sold to the Japanese people and they will ruin it.

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