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 236 EARLIER INDIAN SPEECHES

morally you give one thought of approval to this kind of terrorism. I, as a passive resister, will give you another thing very substantial for it. Terrorise yourself ; search within ; by all means resist tyranny wherever you find it ; by all means resist en- croachment upon your liberty, but not by shedding the blood of the tyrant. That is not what is taught by our religion. Our religion is based upon ahinisa, which in its active form is nothing but Love, love not only to your neighbours, not only to your friends but love even to those who may be your enemies.

One word more in connection with the same thing I think that if we were to practise truth, to practise ahinisa we must immediately see that we also pratise fearlessness. If our rulers are doing what in our opinion is wrong, and if we feel it our duty to let them hear our advice even though it may be considered sedition, I urge you to speak sedition but at your peril, you must be prepared to suffer the consequences. And when you are ready to suffer the consequences and not hit below the belt, then I think you will have made good your right to have your advice heard even by the Government, RIGHTS AND DUTIES,

I ally myself with the British Government, because I believe that it is possible for me to claim equal part- nership with every subject of the British Empire. I to-day claim that equal partnership. I do not belong to a subject race. I do not call myself a member of a subject race. But there is this thing : it is not for the British Governors to give you; it is for you to take the thing. I want and I can take the thing. That I want only by discharging my obligations. Max Muller has told us, we need not go to Max Muller to

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