I do not exactly know what is meant by civilizing the people of India. In the theory and practice of good government they may be deficient; but if a good system of agriculture, if unrivalled manufactures—if a capacity to produce what luxury or convenience demands—if the establishment of schools for reading and writing—if the general practice of kindness and hospitality—and, above all, if a scrupulous respect and delicacy towards the female sex, are amongst the points that denote civilized people, then the Hindoos are not inferior in civilization to the people of Europe.

—Sir Thomas Munro

Folk as such are why I don’t totally disavow anglos for there rule here;.

It’s kinda ironic that even colonist British themselves expressed opinions that you would never except in the present day.