The Nine Cardinal Principles of the rule of the English Rajah is the Preamble of the Sarawak Constitution 1941. The document setting forth the Sarawak Constitution 1941 opened by enunciating the Cardinal Principle

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Charles Vyner Brooke Vyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG, full name Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke (26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the third and last White Rajah of the Raj of Sarawak. Early life The son of Charles Brooke and his wife Margaret de Windt ( Ranee Ma ...

, the White Rajah of Sarawak on 24 September 1941. Known as the Nine Cardinal Principles of the rule of the White Rajah, it was later adopted into the Nine Cardinal Principles of the rule of the English Rajah.Sarawak Constitution
/ref> The Cardinal Principles are set out in the First Schedule to the Sarawak (Constitution) Order in Council, 1956. They originally formed part of the Preamble to Order No. C-21 (Constitution), 1941,

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by the Rajah of Sarawak. these were; #That Sarawak is the heritage of Our Subjects and is held in trust by Ourselves for them. #That social and

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

services shall be developed and improved and the

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of the people of

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shall steadily be raised. #That never shall any person or persons be granted rights inconsistent with those of the people of this country or be in any way permitted to exploit Our Subjects or those who have sought Our protection and care. #That

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shall be freely obtainable and that the Rajah and every

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shall be easily accessible to the public. #That

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both in speech and in writing shall be permitted and encouraged and that everyone shall be entitled to

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as he pleases. #That public servants shall ever remember that they are but the servants of the people on whose goodwill and co-operation they are entirely dependent. #That so far as may be Our Subjects of whatever race or

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shall be freely and impartially admitted to offices in Our Service, the duties of which they may be qualified by their education,

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and

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duly to discharge. #That the goal of

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shall always be kept in mind, that the people of Sarawak shall be entrusted in due course with the governance of themselves, and that continuous efforts shall be made to hasten the reaching of this goal by educating them in the obligations, the responsibilities, and the privileges of

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. #That the general policy of Our predecessors and Ourselves whereby the various races of the State have been enabled to live in happiness and harmony together shall be adhered to by Our successors and Our servants and all who may follow them hereafter.

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* Legal documents 1941 documents History of Sarawak {{Sarawak-stub