"This is the ancient land where wisdom made its home before it went to any other country. This is the same India whose soil has been trodden by the greatest sages that ever lived. Here first sprung up enquires into the true nature of man & the science of the immortal soul. It is here that the highest ideals of spirituality and philosophy have attained their culminating points. This is the land from where the highest knowledge, like tidal waves has again & again deluged the world, and from here once more such tides must proceed in order to bring life & vigour into the decaying races of mankind. It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of the centuries, of multiple attempts at foreign invasion, of multiple upheavals of manners and customs. It stands firmer than any rock in the world, with its strength rooted in the Hindu Scriptures. This land has a ‘chetan shakti’, an indestructible life principle of the same nature of the soul, and we the children of this country."
- Swami Vivekananda
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