१८५७ का स्वातन्त्र्य समर (वीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर - अंग्रेजों द्वारा छपने से पूर्व प्रतिबन्धित महाग्रन्थ)

DELHI FALLS
of a great leader filled their camp and greatly handicap-
ped them. Despite all these enormous difficulties, the
Sepoys at Delhi fought like real national and religious
martyrs. Their virtues, and even their faults, will be
looked upon with reverence by future generations ! “ The
elephant breaking his tusk, in trying to smash a moun-
tain, is noble !” Throughout all the faults and all the
virtues lurks constantly the fire of the love of Swadharma
and Swaraj and freedom and sacrifice for a noble
principle. And so, both these are living sermons on
moral heroism !
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