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,ECONOMIC EQUALITY IS ! MA/] KEY TO NONVIOL5T 9DEP5D5CE4 ,WORK+ = ECONOMIC EQUALITY MEANS ABOLI%+ ! ET]NAL CONFLICT BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR4 ,IT MEANS ! LEVEL+ D[N ( ! FEW RI* 9 :OSE H&S IS CONC5TRAT$ ! BULK ( ! NATION'S WEAL? ON ! ONE H&1 & ! LEVEL+ UP ( ! SEMI-/>V$ NAK$ MILLIONS ON ! O!R4 

,A NONVIOL5T SY/EM ( GOV]NM5T IS CLE>LY AN IMPOSSIBILITY1 SO LONG AS ! WIDE GULF BETWE5 ! RI* & ! HUNGRY MILLIONS P]SI/S4 ,! CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! PALACES ( ,NEW ,DELHI & ! MIS]ABLE HOVELS ( ! POOR1 LABOR+ CLASS NE>BY CANNOT LA/ ONE DAY 9 A FREE ,9DIA 9 :I* ! POOR WILL 5JOY ! SAME P[] AS ! RI*E/ 9 ! L&4 

,A VIOL5T & BLOODY REVOLUTION IS A C]TA9TY ONE DAY UNLESS !RE IS A VOLUNT>Y ABDICATION ( RI*ES & ! P[] ?AT RI*ES GIVE & %>+ !M = ! COMMON GOOD4 7,C,P1 PP4 #b-#b#a7 

,I ADH]E TO MY DOCTR9E ( TRU/EE%IP 9 SPITE ( ! RIDICULE ?AT HAS BE5 P\R$ UPON IT4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT IT IS DIFFICULT TO REA*4 ,SO IS NONVIOL5CE4 ,BUT WE MADE UP \R M9DS 9 #aib TO NEGOTIATE ?AT /EEP ASC5T4 ,WE HAVE F\ND IT WOR? ! EF=T4 7IBID1 P4 #b#a7 

,NONVIOL5T ,WAY 

  

,BY ! NONVIOL5T ME?OD1 WE SEEK NOT TO DE/ROY ! CAPITALI/1 WE SEEK TO DE/ROY CAPITALISM4 ,WE 9VITE ! CAPITALI/ TO REG>D HIMSELF AS A TRU/EE = ?OSE ON :OM HE DEP5DS = ! MAK+1 ! RET5TION & ! 9CREASE ( HIS CAPITAL4 ,NOR NE$ ! WORK] WAIT = HIS CONV]SION4 ,IF CAPITAL IS P[]1 SO IS WORK4 ,EI!R IS DEP5D5T ON ! O!R4 ,IMM$IATELY ! WORK] REALIZES HIS /R5G?1 HE IS D9 A POSITION TO BECOME A CO-%>] ) ! CAPITALI/ 9/EAD ( REMA9+ HIS SLAVE4 

,IF HE AIMS AT BECOM+ ! SOLE [N]1 HE WILL MO/ LIKELY BE KILL+ ! GOOSE ?AT LAYS ! GOLD5 EGGS4 ,NOT NE$ ,I BE AFRAID ( SOMEONE ELSE TAK+ MY PLACE :5 ,I HAVE NON-CO-OP]AT$4 ,= ,I EXPECT TO 9FLU5CE MY C[ORK]S SO AS NOT TO HELP ! WRONG-DO+ ( MY EMPLOY]4 ,?IS K9D ( $UCATION ( ! MASS ( WORK]S IS NO D\BT A SL[ PROCESS1 BUT AS IT IS ALSO ! SURE/1 IT IS NECESS>ILY ! QUICKE/4 ,IT CAN BE EASILY DEMON/RAT$ 9 ! 5D ( ! WORK] & AS NO HUMAN BE+ IS SO BAD AS TO BE BEYOND R$EMPTION1 NO HUMAN BE+ IS SO P]FECT AS TO W>RANT HIS DE/ROY+ HIM :OM HE WRONGLY CONSID]S TO BE :OLLY EVIL4 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#c-#a#i#c#a1 P4 #d#i7 

,COMMUNITY ,WELF>E 

  

,I AM 9VIT+ ?OSE PEOPLE :O CONSID] !MSELVES AS [N]S TODAY TO ACT AS TRU/EES1 I4E41 [N]S1 NOT 9 !IR [N RI<T1 BUT [N]S 9 ! RI<T ( ?OSE :OM !Y HAVE EXPLOIT$4 7,Y,I1 #b#f-#a#a-#a#i#c#a1 P4 #c#f#i7 

,IT HAS BECOME ! FA%ION !SE DAYS TO SAY ?AT SOCIETY CANNOT BE ORGANIZ$ OR RUN ON NONVIOL5T L9ES4 ,I JO9 ISSUE ON ?AT PO9T4 ,9 A FAMILY1 :5 ! FA!R SLAPS HIS DEL9QU5T *ILD1 ! LATT] DOES NOT ?9K ( RETALIAT+4 ,HE OBEYS HIS FA!R NOT BECAUSE ( ! DET]R5T EFFECT ( ! SLAP BUT BECAUSE ( ! (F5D$ LOVE :I* HE S5SES BEH9D IT4 ,?AT1 9 MY OP9ION1 IS AN EPITOME ( ! WAY 9 :I* SOCIETY IS OR %\LD BE GOV]N$4 ,:AT IS TRUE ( ! FAMILY MU/ BE TRUE ( SOCIETY :I* IS BUT A L>G] FAMILY4 7,H1 #c-#a#b-#a#i#c#h1 P4 #c#e#h7 

,SUPPOS+ ,I HAVE COME BY A FAIR AM\NT ( WEAL?--EI!R BY WAY ( LEGACY1 OR BY MEANS ( TRADE & 9DU/RY--,I MU/ KN[ ?AT ALL ?AT WEAL? DOES NOT BELONG TO ME2 :AT BELONGS TO ME IS ! RI<T TO AN HONORABLE LIVELIHOOD1 NO BETT] ?AN ?AT 5JOY$ BY MILLIONS ( O!RS4 ,! RE/ ( MY WEAL? BELONGS TO ! COMMUNITY & MU/ BE US$ = ! WELF>E ( ! COMMUNITY4 

,I 5UNCIAT$ ?IS !ORY :5 ! SOCIALI/ !ORY WAS PLAC$ BE=E ! C\NTRY 9 RESPECT TO ! POSSESSIONS HELD BY ZAM9D>S & RUL+ *IEFS4 ,!Y W\LD DO AWAY ) !SE PRIVILEG$ CLASSES4 ,I WANT !M TO \TGR[ !IR GRE$ & S5SE ( POSSESSION1 & TO COME D[N 9 SPITE ( !IR WEAL? TO ! LEVEL ( ?OSE :O E>N !IR BREAD BY LABOR4 ,! LABOR] HAS TO REALIZE ?AT ! WEAL?Y MAN IS LESS [N] ( HIS WEAL? ?AN ! LABOR] IS [N] ( HIS [N1 VIZ41 ! P[] TO WORK4 

,9 ,PRACTICE 

  

,! QUE/ION H[ MANY CAN BE REAL TRU/EES ACCORD+ TO ?IS DEF9ITION IS BESIDE ! PO9T4 ,IF ! !ORY IS TRUE1 IT IS IMMAT]IAL :E!R MANY LIVE UP TO IT OR ONLY ONE MAN LIVES UP TO IT4 ,! QUE/ION IS ( CONVICTION4 ,IF Y\ ACCEPT ! PR9CIPLE ( AHIMSA1 Y\ HAVE TO /RIVE TO LIVE UP TO IT1 NO MATT] :E!R Y\ SUCCE$ OR FAIL4 ,!RE IS NO?+ 9 ?IS !ORY :I* CAN BE SAID TO BE BEYOND ! GRASP ( 9TELLECT1 ?\< Y\ MAY SAY IT IS DIFFICULT ( PRACTICE4 7,H1 #c-#f-#a#i#c#i1 P4 #a#d#e7 

,I AM NOT A%AM$ TO [N ?AT MANY CAPITALI/S >E FRI5DLY T[>DS ME & DO NOT FE> ME4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT ,I DESIRE TO 5D CAPITALISM1 ALMO/1 IF NOT QUITE1 AS MU* AS ! MO/ ADVANC$ ,SOCIALI/ OR EV5 ,COMMUNI/4 ,BUT \R ME?ODS DIFF]1 \R LANGUAGES DIFF]4 

,NO ,MAKE-%IFT 

  

,MY !ORY ( 'TRU/EE%IP' IS NO MAKE-%IFT1 C]TA9LY NO CAM\FLAGE4 ,I AM CONFID5T ?AT IT WILL SURVIVE ALL O!R !ORIES4 ,IT HAS ! SANCTION ( PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION BEH9D IT4 ,?AT POSSESSORS ( WEAL? HAVE NOT ACT$ UP TO ! !ORY DOES NOT PROVE ITS FALSITY2 IT PROVES ! WEAKNESS ( ! WEAL?Y4 ,NO O!R !ORY IS COMPATIBLE ) NONVIOL5CE4 ,9 ! NONVIOL5T ME?OD WRONG-DO] COMPASSES HIS [N 5D1 IF HE DOES NOT UNDO ! WRONG4 ,=1 EI!R ?R\< NONVIOL5T NON-COOP]ATION HE IS MADE TO SEE ! ]ROR1 OR HE F9DS HIMSELF COMPLETELY ISOLAT$4 7,H1 #a#f-#a#b-#a#i#c#i1 P4 #c#g#f7 

,ACQUISITION ( ,WEAL? 

  

,?OSE :O [N MONEY N[1 >E ASK$ TO BEHAVE LIKE TRU/EES HOLD+ !IR RI*ES ON BEHALF ( ! POOR4 ,Y\ MAY SAY ?AT TRU/EE%IP IS A LEGAL FICTION4 ,BUT IF PEOPLE M$ITATE OV] IT CON/ANTLY & TRY TO ACT UP TO IT1 !N LIFE ON E>? W\LD BE GOV]N$ F> MORE BY LOVE ?AN IT IS AT PRES5T4 ,ABSOLUTE TRU/EE%IP IS AN AB/RACTION LIKE ,EUCLID'S DEF9ITION ( A PO9T1 & IS EQUALLY UNATTA9ABLE4 ,BUT IF WE /RIVE = IT1 WE %ALL BE ABLE TO GO FUR!R 9 REALIZ+ /ATE ( EQUALITY ON E>? ?AN BY ANY O!R ME?OD4 7,M,R1 ,OCTOB] #a#i#c#e1 P4 #d#a#b7 

,IT IS MY CONVICTION ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACQUIRE RI*ES )\T CONSCI\SLY DO+ WRONG4 ,= EXAMPLE ,I MAY LI<T ON A GOLD M9E 9 MY ONE ACRE ( L&4 ,BUT ,I ACCEPT ! PROPOSITION ?AT IT IS BETT] NOT TO DESIRE WEAL? ?AN TO ACQUIRE IT1 & BECOME ITS TRU/EE4 ,I GAVE UP MY [N LONG AGO1 :I* %\LD BE PRO( 5\< ( :AT ,I W\LD LIKE O!RS TO DO4 ,BUT :AT AM ,I TO ADVISE ?OSE :O >E ALREADY WEAL?Y OR :O W\LD NOT %$ ! DESIRE = WEAL?8 ,I CAN ONLY SAY TO !M ?AT !Y %\LD USE !IR WEAL? = S]VICE4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT G5]ALLY ! RI* SP5D MORE ON !MSELVES ?AN !Y NE$4 ,BUT ?IS CAN BE AVOID$4 ,JAMNALALJI SP5T F> LESS ON HIMSELF ?AN M5 ( HIS [N ECONOMIC /ATUS & EV5 ?AN MANY MIDDLE-CLASS M54 ,I HAVE COME ACROSS 9NUM]ABLE RI* P]SONS :O >E /+Y ON !MSELVES4 ,= SOME IT IS A P>T ( !IR NATURE TO SP5D NEXT TO NO?+ ON !MSELVES1 & !Y DO NOT ?9K ?AT !Y ACQUIRE M]IT 9 SO DO+4 

,! SAME APPLIES TO ! SONS ( ! WEAL?Y4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE 9 9H]IT$ RI*ES4 ,! WELL-TO-DO %\LD $UCATE & BR+ UP !IR *ILDR5 SO ?AT !Y MAY LE>N H[ TO BE 9DEP5D5T4 ,! TRAG$Y IS ?AT !Y DO NOT DO SO4 ,!IR *ILDR5 DO GET SOME $UCATION1 !Y EV5 RECITE V]SES 9 PRAISE ( POV]TY1 BUT !Y HAVE NO COMPUNCTION AB\T HELP+ !MSELVES TO P>5TAL WEAL?4 ,?AT BE+ SO1 ,I EX]CISE MY COMMON S5SE & ADVISE :AT IS PRACTICABLE4 

,?OSE ( US1 H[EV]1 :O CONSID] IT A DUTY TO ADOPT POV]TY & BELIEVE 9 & DESIRE ECONOMIC EQUALITY MAY NOT BE JEAL\S ( ! RI*1 BUT %\LD EXHIBIT REAL HAPP9ESS 9 \R POV]TY :I* O!RS MAY EMULATE4 ,! SAD FACT IS ?AT ?OSE :O >E ?US HAPPY >E FEW & F> BETWE54 7,H1 #h-#c-#a#i#d#b1 P4 #f#g7 

,A TRU/EE HAS NO HEIR BUT ! PUBLIC4 ,9 A ,/ATE BUILT ON ! BASIS ( NONVIOL5CE1 ! COMMISSION ( TRU/EES WILL BE REGULAT$4 ,PR9CES & ZAM9D>S WILL BE ON A P> ) ! O!R M5 ( WEAL?4 7,H1 #a#b-#d-#a#i#d#b1 P4 #a#a#f7 

,! ,*OICE 

  

,AS = ! PRES5T [N]S ( WEAL?1 !Y WILL HAVE TO MAKE !IR *OICE BETWE5 CLASS W> & VOLUNT>ILY CONV]T+ !MSELVES 9TO TRU/EES ( !IR WEAL?4 ,!Y WILL BE ALL[$ TO RETA9 ! /EW>D%IP ( !IR POSSESSIONS & TO USE !IR TAL5T1 TO 9CREASE ! WEAL?1 NOT = !IR [N SAKES1 BUT = ! SAKE ( ! NATION &1 !RE=E1 )\T EXPLOITATION4 

,! ,/ATE WILL REGULATE ! RATE ( COMMISSION1 :I* !Y WILL GET COMM5SURATE ) ! S]VICE R5D]$1 & ITS VALUE TO SOCIETY4 ,!IR *ILDR5 WILL 9H]IT ! /EW>D%IP ONLY IF !Y PROVE !IR FITNESS = IT4 

,SUPPOS+ ,9DIA BECOMES A FREE C\NTRY TOMORR[1 ALL ! CAPITALI/S WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ( BECOM+ /ATUTORY TRU/EES4 ,BUT SU* A /ATUTE WILL NOT BE IMPOS$ FROM ABOVE4 ,IT WILL HAVE TO COME FROM BEL[4 

,:5 ! PEOPLE UND]/& ! IMPLICATIONS ( TRU/EE%IP & ! ATMOSPH]E IS RIPE = IT1 ! PEOPLE !MSELVES1 BEG9N+ ) GRAM PAN*AYATS1 WILL BEG9 TO 9TRODUCE SU* /ATUTES4 ,SU* A ?+ COM+ FROM BEL[ IS EASY TO SWALL[4 ,COM+ FROM ABOVE IT IS LIABLE TO PROVE A DEAD WEI<T4 7,H1 #c#a-#c-#a#i#d#f1 PP4 #f#c-#f#d7 

,ZAM9D>S1 ,KISANS 

  

,I AM QUITE PREP>$ TO SAY = ! SAKE ( >GUM5T ?AT ! ,ZAM9D>S >E GUILTY ( MANY CRIMES & ( OMISSIONS & COMMISSIONS4 ,BUT ?AT IS NO REASON = ! PEASANT & ! LABOR] :O >E ! SALT ( ! E>? TO COPY CRIME4 ,IF SALT LOSES ITS SAVOR1 :]E) CAN IT BE SALT$8444 

,TO ! L&LORDS ,I SAY ?AT1 IF :AT IS SAID AGA9/ Y\ IS TRUE1 ,I WILL W>N Y\ ?AT Y\R DAYS >E NUMB]$4 ,Y\ CAN NO LONG] CONT9UE AS LORDS & MA/]S4 ,Y\ HAVE A BRI<T FUTURE IF Y\ BECOME TRU/EES ( ! POOR ,KISANS4 ,I HAVE 9 M9D NOT TRU/EES 9 NAME BUT 9 REALITY4 ,SU* TRU/EES WILL TAKE NO?+ = !MSELVES ?AT !IR LABOR & C>E DO NOT 5TITLE !M TO4 ,!Y !N WILL F9D ?AT NO LAW WILL BE ABLE TO REA* !M4 ,! ,KISANS WILL BE !IR FRI5DS4 7,H1 #d-#e-#a#i#d#g1 P4 #a#c#d7 

,IF ! ,ZAM9D>S REALLY BECOME ! TRU/EES ( !IR ,ZAM9D>I = ! SAKE ( ! RYOTS1 !RE NEV] C\LD BE AN UNHOLY LEAGUE .<BETWE5 ! TWO.>4 ,!RE IS ! DIFFICULT ,ZAM9D>I QUE/ION AWAIT+ SOLUTION4444 ,:AT ONE W\LD LOVE TO SEE IS PROP]1 IMP>TIAL & SATISFACTORY UND]/&+ BETWE5 ! ,ZAM9D>S1 BIG & SMALL1 ! RYOTS & ! ,GOV]NM5TS1 SO ?AT :5 ! LAW IS PASS$1 IT MAY NOT BE A DEAD LETT] NOR NE$ =CE BE US$ AGA9/ ! ,ZAM9D>S OR ! RYOTS4 ,W\LD ?AT ALL *ANGES1 SOME ( :I* MU/ BE RADICAL1 TAKE PLACE ?R\<\T ,9DIA )\T BLOOD%$ & )\T =CE6 7,H1 #b#a-#i-#a#i#d#g1 P4 #c#c#b7 

,PRACTICAL ,TRU/EE%IP ,=MULA 

  

,TRU/EE%IP PROVIDES A MEANS ( TRANS=M+ ! PRES5T CAPITALI/ ORD] ( SOCIETY 9TO AN EGALIT>IAN ONE4 ,IT GIVES NO QU>T] TO CAPITALISM1 BUT GIVES ! PRES5T [N+ CLASS A *ANCE ( RE=M+ ITSELF4 ,IT IS BAS$ ON ! FAI? ?AT HUMAN NATURE IS NEV] BEYOND R$EMPTION4 

,IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY RI<T ( PRIVATE [N]%IP ( PROP]TY EXCEPT SO F> AS IT MAY BE P]MITT$ BY SOCIETY = ITS [N WELF>E4 

,IT DOES NOT EXCLUDE LEGISLATIVE REGULATION ( ! [N]%IP & USE ( WEAL?4 

,?US UND] ,/ATE-REGULAT$ TRU/EE%IP1 AN 9DIVIDUAL WILL NOT BE FREE TO HOLD OR USE HIS WEAL? = SELFI% SATISFACTION OR 9 DISREG>D ( ! 9T]E/S ( SOCIETY4 

,JU/ AS IT IS PROPOS$ TO FIX A DEC5T M9IMUM LIV+ WAGE1 EV5 SO A LIMIT %\LD BE FIX$ = ! MAXIMUM 9COME ?AT W\LD BE ALL[$ TO ANY P]SON 9 SOCIETY4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 SU* M9IMUM & MAXIMUM 9COMES %\LD BE REASONABLE & EQUITABLE & V>IABLE FROM TIME TO TIME SO MU* SO ?AT ! T5D5CY W\LD BE T[>DS OBLIT]ATION ( ! DIFF]5CE4 

,UND] ! ,G&HIAN ECONOMIC ORD] ! *>ACT] ( PRODUCTION WILL BE DET]M9$ BY SOCIAL NECESSITY & NOT BY P]SONAL :IM OR GRE$4 

7,H1 #b#e-#a-#a#i#e#b1 P4 #c#a2 ! DOCUM5T1 IT IS BELIEV$1 WAS DRAFT$ BY ,PR(4 ,M4 ,L4 ,DANTWALA7 

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