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Muhammadan law in its relation to women, is a pattern to European law. Look back to the history of Islam, and you will find that women have often taken leading places - on the throne, in the battle-field, in politics, in literature, poetry, etc.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Back Etc European Find History Islam Law Leading Literature Look Often Pattern Places Poetry Politics Relation Taken The History Of Throne Will Women You

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The destruction of India's village system was the greatest of England's blunders.

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Topics: Blunders Destruction England Greatest India System Village

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Let Indian history be set side by side with Europe history with what there is of the latter century by century and let us see whether India need blush at the comparison.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Blush Century Comparison Europe History India Indian Latter Let Us Need See Set Side Us Whether

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Representative institutions are as much a part of the true Briton as his language and his literature.

~Annie Besant

Topics: His Institutions Language Literature Much Part Representative True

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Continents may break up, continents may emerge, but the human race is immortal in its origin and in its growth, and there is nothing to be afraid of, even if the foundations of the earth be moved.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Afraid Break Break Up Continents Earth Emerge Even Foundations Growth Human Human Race Immortal May Moved Nothing Origin Race Up

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Man is ever searching for the source whence he has come, searching for the life which is upwelling within him, immortal, nay, eternal and divine; and every religion is the answer from the Universal Spirit to the seeking spirits of men that came forth from Him.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Answer Came Come Divine Eternal Ever Every Forth He Him Immortal Life Man Men Nay Religion Searching Seeking Source Spirit Spirits Universal Whence Which Within

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The essence of religion is the knowledge of God which is eternal life. That and nothing less than that is religion. Everything else is on the surface, is superfluous save for the needs of men.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Else Essence Eternal Eternal Life Everything Everything Else God Knowledge Less Life Men Needs Nothing Religion Save Superfluous Surface Than Which

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What is a philosophy? It Is an answer satisfactory to the reason to all the great problems of life. That is what is meant by philosophy. It must satisfy the reason, and it must show the unity underlying the endless diversity of the facts that science observes.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Answer Diversity Endless Facts Great Life Meant Must Philosophy Problems Reason Satisfactory Satisfy Science Show Underlying Unity

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That is the true definition of sin; when knowing right you do the lower, ah, then you sin. Where there is no knowledge, sin is not present.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Definition Knowing Knowledge Lower Present Right Sin Then True Where You Ah

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Matter is, in its constituent elements, the same as spirit; existence is one, however manifold in its phenomena; life is one, however multiform in its evolution.

~Annie Besant

Topics: Elements Evolution Existence However Life Matter Phenomena Same Spirit

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: October 1st, 1847

Died: September 20th, 1933

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