Reason and morality
are the two most powerful weapons in the armoury of a reformer. To deprive him
of the use of these weapons is to disable him for action. How are you going to
break up Caste, if people are not free to consider whether it accords with
reason? How are you going to break up Caste, if people are not free to consider
whether it accords with morality? The wall built around Caste is impregnable,
and the material of which it is built contains none of the combustible stuff of
reason and morality. Add to this the fact that inside this wall stands the army
of Brahmins who form the intellectual class, Brahmins who are the natural
leaders of the Hindus, Brahmins who are there not as mere mercenary soldiers
but as an army fighting for its homeland, and you will get an idea why I think
that the breaking up of Caste among the Hindus is well-nigh impossible. At any
rate, it would take ages before a breach is made.
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