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mance of a task beyond the power of others, the seizing of the first place in the intellectual advance of the world. Is there inherent weakness that would make it impossible for us to do this? Are the countrymen of Bhashkaracharya and Sankaracharya inferior to the countrymen of Newton and Darwin? We trust not. It is for us, by the power of our thought to break down the iron walls of opposition that confront us, and to seize and enjoy the intellectual sovereignty of the world.
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