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RIŞABHA DEVA Only kings and ministers and generals remain to be thought of now. No doubt, it will be very gratifying to have an actual God as one's worldly patron and protector. But he will have to be partial to one country or people in that case, for in the very nature of things he cannot be all over, as an earthly king. And will not that mean the starvation of the politicians and the ministers who draw fat salaries and thrive on their wits? But the worst still remains to be said : he will not fight your battles as a king, but advise you to "turn the other cheek” and to give away your coat and cloak both' when even only one of them is claimed, justly or unjustly, by some of your wicked neighbours ! He will also not sanction our attempts at keeping down certain races of men nor the lynching of the niggers '!
Let us look the facts fully in the face : when do we feel really happy, when entering upon our duties, or when leaving office for the day? No doubt, it is very desirable and necessary that men should learn to discharge their duties. There are various reasons for this. Firstly, because no one can hope to attain salvation unless he discharge his obligations as an honest man. Secondly, because our constitution is such that we cannot-on account of our embodiment in a sensory-motor organism-refrain from action,
