महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.
of their religion and philosophy, which have
influenced their lives more than has been the
case with other peoples.
During the last two thousand years and
more, the Hindus have confined their politi-
cal activities to defending themselves and
their possessions when attacked by others.
After the rise of those schools of thought,
of which the doctrine of Ahimsa was a
cardinal feature, and which produced repercus-
sions on the social organization of the people
dividing them into watertight compartments,
the Hindus as a nation, lost thought of
national preservation and national well-being,
and gave themselves up to practices which
they thought, would secure them individual
salvation. With their neglect of politics, they
not only ceased to grow and to be self assertive,
but ceased even to take necessary precautions
to preserve their national independence, and
protect their country and their liberties from
foreign invasion. It became their belief that
it was inconsistent with the teachings of their
religion and the high principles of their moral
philosophy, to attack their neighbours and
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