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"Western thinkers had merged liberalism and Marxism to produce the theory of democratic socialism and in the process emasculated both."

— Girilal Jain

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"Unlike Islamic fundamentalists, the BJP does not claim to possess a blueprint. It shall have to struggle to evolve an Indian approach to modern problems."

As far as I know, Nehru never defined secularism in its proper European and historical context.

Hindu tolerance, it seems, is another name for Hindu cowardice.

"Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the greatest benefactor of hindus in modern times, if he was not a hindu in disguise."

"It is sheer dishonesty or naivete to suggest, as is being widely suggested these days, that Hinduism can admit of theocracy. That is a Muslim privilege which no one else can appropriate."

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Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

Winston Churchill

In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist country and that every act of its rulers must be excused, if not imitated.

George Orwell

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