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The world of today has achieved much, but for all its declared love for humanity, it has based itself far more on hatred and violence than on the virtues that make one human.
The Discovery of India (1946)
She is a myth and an idea, a dream and a vision, and yet very real and present and pervasive.
The Discovery of India (1946)
The discovery of India — what have I discovered?
The Discovery of India (1946)
Muslims who came to India from outside brought no new technique or political or economic structure.
The Discovery of India (1946)
History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors' version is given prominence and holds the field.
The Discovery of India (1946)
War may be unavoidable sometimes, but its progeny are terrible to contemplate. Not mere killing, for man must die, but the deliberate and persistent propagation of hatred and falsehood, which gradually become the normal habits of the people.
The Discovery of India (1946)