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1 " Non-violent resistance to evil is a quintessential element of the character of a real human being. If someone does wrong to me, I may be physically capable of breaking his jaw with one blow of my fist, but such violent reciprocation does not define the strength of my character as a real human being. If I succeed in resisting my limbic urge to do harm in return, then only can I be hailed as human being of real character. "
― Abhijit Naskar , Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting (Humanism Series)
2 " Change is a quintessential element of progress. Without change, progress is non-existent. "
3 " Throughout the evolution of mankind our very much primordial ancestors had one thing in common, it was ignorance. This ignorance gave birth to fear. Fear of the unknown became a quintessential element of their daily survival. To ace the intensity of the fear, rituals of worship arose. "
― Abhijit Naskar , The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience