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1 " Narayan explained how they had spent the morning, and Dukhi laughed to hear it. the entire episode made Radha furious. " Why must you torment the boy? There is no need to make my Om do such dirty work." ..." How will he appreciate what he has if he does not learn what his forefathers did? Once a week he will come with me! Whether he likes it or not! "
2 " Christian myth, reveals the truth that " the Christian was (and is) still like his forefathers a mortal hemmed into a hostile world. "
3 " The poor man retains the prejudices of his forefathers without their faith, and their ignorance without their virtues; he has adopted the doctrine of self-interest as the rule of his actions, without understanding the science which puts it to use; and his selfishness is no less blind than was formerly his devotedness to others. If society is tranquil, it is not because it is conscious of its strength and its well-being, but because it fears its weakness and its infirmities; a single effort may cost it its life. Everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure. The desires, the repinings, the sorrows, and the joys of the present time lead to no visible or permanent result, like the passions of old men, which terminate in impotence. "
― Alexis de Tocqueville , Democracy in America
