Sir William Ivor Jennings (1903–1965) was a distinguished British constitutional lawyer, academic, and one of the principal architects of the Constitution of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ceylon and later of the University of Cambridge. Renowned for his writings on constitutional law and governance, Jennings championed the rule of law, responsible government, and the moral foundations of public administration.
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Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published some seventy-five years ago in The New Lanka, October 1950 edition. Its reflections on governance, morality, and the responsibilities of leadership remain strikingly relevant today.
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