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Nineteenth Maxim : Democracy be real :
Not to make ill use of Democratic system, and with the rise of people's strength to make it real and meaningful.
Democracy is not only a Governmental system, but also a life process. Together with the acquisition of the essential commodities of life, every individual may utilize consentient enjoyment of the various liberties and may be able to explore salubrious opportunities for the evolution of his life-this is the significance of Democratic system. But the opulent group goaded by its self interest starts to derive undue advantages from such beneficial system, as also converts it corrupt and deteriorates. Then it should be deemed the duty of an accomplisher of Equanimity that he should oppose such trends in the society and remove them which incline to abuse democracy.
Twentieth Maxim : from Rural to Universal Code of Dutles, Responsibilities :
Every accomplisher of Equanimity should be alert towards the right maintenance of rural, urban, social, continental and Universal responsibilities. He should there under, fulfill his duties and obey the related moral rules: No body should cause mismanagement in their (duties) proper functioning, and non-co-operation what-so-ever, should be offered to any such mismonger or propagator. Here dharma means duties. Every man of a village, town, country or world has, according to his circumstances, certain duties, and the dignity of his social status will be meaningful only when he brings into harmony the interests of all these various groups with his self-interest and when
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