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Wisdom lies in thinking. The spear-head of thinking is rationalism,
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I have not talked of anything to despise the Brahmins, just because they are born as Brahmins.
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You cannot expect any rational thought from a religious man. He is like a rocking log in water.
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Money lending is a horrible profession. If we are to call it otherwise it is lawful plundering.
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It is absurd to quote religion or God or religious doctrines to render the people as lowest castes.
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As there was no open opposition to Aryanism from the beginning, it grew in stages and made us degraded
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There is no use of simply acquiring titles or amassing wealth if one has no self-respect and scientific knowledge.
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Those who still believe the Brahmins should take a serious not of the changing times and start leading an awakened life.
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Thirkukkural was written to show a good path to the people to create values in life and to develop a good order in the society.
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When Dravidanadu was a victim to Aryan deceit, Thirukkural was written by a great Dravidian Thiruvalluvar to free the Dravidians.
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People are talking high of Thiruvalluvar. But in practice they do not respect his teachings. They act against him and disregard him.
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Marriages should culminate on account of the wishes of the couple. It is their knitting of the hearts that should lead to marriages.
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A male has the right to wander about as he pleases. He has the right to marry any number of girls. This practice has led to prostitution.
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Village reform is not merely cleaning the roads, constructing schools and worshipping monasteries. It is not mere celebration of festivals.
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Any opposition not based on rationalism or science or experience will one day or other, reveal the fraud, selfishness, lies and conspiracies.
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Foreigners are sending messages to the planets. We are sending rice and cereals to our dead fore-father through the Brahmins. It is a wise deed?
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There is no Brahmin or Sudra (Backard Caste) or Pariah (the Untouchables) in England. In Russia you do not have Varnasrama (Casteism) dharma or fate.
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As long as we give room for domination and the dominators, there will be worries and worried people. Poverty and |pestilence will live eternally in the country
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By helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty. By extending help to one here and one there in the form of providing food will not remove poverty
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The word 'Sudra' which means 'Son of prostitute' should not find a place even in the history hereafter. We will not allow it to find a place in the dictionary or encycl
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When the purpose of clearly exposing the differences between the Aryan and the Tamil culture, civilization, conduct and creed Thirukkural was written. I am of that firm view.
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Because our ladies mostly attend Kalatshepams, (Religious discourses) they have fallen prey to the superstitions, blind beliefs, and immorality by the false and fictituous propaganda of the Brahmins
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Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
Robert F. Kennedy
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
Born:
September 17, 1879
Died:
December 24, 1973
(aged 94)
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