India of My Dreams, Volume 10"A selection of the most telling and significant passage[s] from Mahatma Gandhi's writings." -- Foreword. |
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There is no such thing as the divine right of kings to rule and the humble duty of the ryots to pay respectful obedience to their masters . Whilst it is true that these hereditary inequalities must go as being injurious to the well ...
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The same rule applies to the princes and the ryots . The former's duty is to act as true servants of the people . They will rule not by right granted by some outside authority , never by the right of the sword .
The same rule applies to the princes and the ryots . The former's duty is to act as true servants of the people . They will rule not by right granted by some outside authority , never by the right of the sword .
They must regard themselves even as the Japanese nobles did , as trustees holding their wealth for the good of their wards the ryots . Then they would take no more than a reasonable amount as commission for their labours .
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Contents
Chapter | 3 |
IN DEFENCE OF NATIONALISM | 13 |
INDIA AND SOCIALISM | 22 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | India of My Dreams, Volume 10 India of My Dreams, Ramachandra Krishna Prabhu |
| Author | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Compiled by | Ramachandra Krishna Prabhu |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Navajivan Publishing House, 1959 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2008 |
| ISBN | 8172290020, 9788172290023 |
| Length | 339 pages |
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