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but assert with their lives, if necessary, the truth of the conviction "on carth onc family," heroes who will accept the motto of the great StadhoIder : "I have no need to hope in order to undertake, nor succeed in order to persevere.” (p. 72).
Conclusion
True it is, beyond any doubt, that the views of Dr. Radhakrishnan on the future of civilization and humanity in its pursuit after eternal happiness, peace, a total extinction of war are as much, or, shall we say, far more relevant to-day than they were fifty years ago. In these fifty years the world has changed for the worse to-day and yet its dream of the future is not without basis. It has its foundation in some soothening traits of human temperament, of human consciousness, the vast and deep inner world of human beings. Here the great philospher shows that his picture of the future is quite on right lines. This speaks volumes for the foreslight, depth of understanding, grasp of human nature, his deep philosophic vision and so on.
