Address at the time of launching ceremony of PNS 'Dilawar' on Jan 23, 1948
Context: The weak and the defenceless, in this imperfect world, invite aggression from others. The best way in which we can serve the cause of peace is by removing the temptation from the path of those who think that we are weak and, therefore, they can bully or attack us. That temptation can only be removed if we make ourselves so strong that nobody dares entertain any aggressive designs against us.
“Peace and love are possible only between equals. The real enemies of peace are those weak people, who, because of their weakness, incite the strong. If we are weak, we commit the sin of disturbing world peace. The real cause of our degradation is our mental weakness.”
Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, Quoted from Talreja, K. M. (2000). Holy Vedas and holy Bible: A comparative study. New Delhi: Rashtriya Chetana Sangathan.
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Founding leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 1889–1940Related quotes
“In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.”
國無常強,無常弱。奉法者強則國強,奉法者弱則國弱。
Source: "On Having Standards", in Han Feizi: Basic Writings (2003)
“You are human and mortal; we are the sum of our weak moments and our strong.”
Source: The Black Gryphon
Speech https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1916-12-19/debates/8572103d-700a-487a-8dd1-c0a99679cc6d/PrimeMinisterSStatement in the House of Commons (19 December 1916)
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