All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good
men do nothing (Edmund Burke)
The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to take part
in government, is to suffer under the government of bad men (-Plato)
Righteousness is the foundation of good governance and
peace. (Confucius)
Man himself must become righteous and then only there shall
be righteousness in the world.
Be the change you wish to see in the world (Gandhi)
The line separating good and evil passes not between states
nor between classes… but through the middle of every human heart. (Aleksandr
Solzhenitsyn)
Law should be so succinct that it can be carried in the
pocket of the coat and it should be so simple that it can be understood by a
peasant (-Napoleon)
The purpose of a government is to make it easy for people to
do good and difficult to do evil (British PM Gladstone)
The Rig-Veda declares: "Truth is one; sages call it various names- Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti." The Upanishads declare that all the paths lead to the same goal, just as cows of variegated colours yield the same white milk.
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