Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Mahatma Gandhi
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- Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
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