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No age is wanting in able men; it is the duty of wise masters to find them out, win them over, and get work done by means of them, without listening to the calumnies of selfish men against them.

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The demolition of a temple is possible at any time, as it cannot walk away from its place.

An emperor ought to stand midway between gentleness and severity.

I die happy for at least the world will be able to say that I have employed every effort to destroy the enemies of the Muhammedan faith.

In the region of Hindustan, this scrap of bread [i.e., the Mughal Empire] is a generous gift from Their Majesties, Timur and Akbar.

In Ahmadabad and other parganas of Gujarat, in the days before my accession, temples were destroyed by my order. They have been repaired and idol worship has been resumed. Carry out the former orders.

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