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96 Sir Chimanlal Setalvad and Sir Ibrahim Rahimutulla raise their voices and vote against the Bombay Government’s sanction to prosecute the Ali Brothers: but they are there still co-operating with the Government. Who does not know that if our Moderate friends rise in a body from the Government and the Councils, even now, the bureaucracy would have to yield in no time? Let us only hope that these good friends of ours will belie their past traditions and rise to the occasion at this grave crisis. But what is our duty at this juncture and under these circumstances? Our first and most sacred duty at this vital juncture is that we Congress men should sink all our differences and present an organized and united front. I want you to bear in mind that three things are essential for the success of this great and novel experiment. I use the word “Novel” because I know of no precedent in human history where a nation has obtained freedom by means of civil disobedience. If we are successful in this experiment our achievement will be a lasting object lesson to the whole world. The first essential condition of our success is that we should remain perfectly nonviolent in thought, word and deed. We are out to suffer and