Civilization itself is housed in the human being.

[Race] had no substance, like a shadowy shape that terrifies in the dark but vanishes by the light of day.

Race was a word that bred arrogance, danger and violence. When had incitement to race served a peaceful purpose? Race was a fuel and it needed only a match to light it. Any match - my hostility, your ambition, a third person's advantage.

In the end countries, like people, are alone, and the real things that must be done have to be done without help.

Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover his nakedness with a Mother Hubbard, we wore mental Mother Hubbards, and they were often a sad fit. Our textbooks had been compiled by Englishmen for English children, of whom there were none in my school and few in any school in India.

Civilization itself is housed in the human being.

choice in any sphere is a peril, the basic division of peoples is of those who believe in choice and those who mistrust it.