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obtain this livelihood for you; i.e. that they impose
taxes upon you to produce the money and one hundred thousandth part of which never reaches you black, stupid people. Notwithstanding all this, you submit to the injustice under the delusion that you live by the British. O thoughtless brothers, the British live by you. They take yearly sixty-five crores of rupees from the earnings of your houses. They send this money to Europe where it enables hundreds of thousands to live in indo-
lent ease. Do you then live by the British or do the British live by you ? Under these circumstances you earn by laborious toil while the British spend in luxury. They have made you like brutes in order to satisfy their own pleasures. To the question:- "Why do you esteem the British as your gods", you reply "God has made them
great".
Listen! foolish brothers! God did not exalt
them but your ignorance has made them great. God is not unjust. You oppress yourselves. rn Russia men die for the sake of liberty. The Filipinos will soon chtain liberty! In America slaves by purchase obtain liberty. In your case, however, signs of slavery are manifest in the race. It appears to me that the word "Liberty" has never been heard among you. Fifty years ago you were masters in your own country, Your Colonels and Generals were all Sikhs and Mahomedans. Deputy Commis - sioners, Governors, etc., were all your brethren. It
is a pity that within fifty years the British have cast
such a spell over you that you have forgotten the laws of humanity and have submitted heart and mind to slavery.
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