Sunday, October 18, 2009

DEMOCRACY AND INDIA - Two Nations and Societies

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Democracy means, to begin with, majority rule. Majority rule in a single nation, in a single society is understandable,..Representative government in a single nation, harmonious, homogenous and one is understandable. But you have only got to apply your mind for a few minutes to see the truth. Can such a system ever work or succeed when you have two different nations - indeed more than two different nations - in this sub-continent, when you have two totally different societies, the Muslim Society and the Hindu Society.


Quaid's Presidential address at the session of the
All-India Muslim League, Madras.

April, 1941.

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