One of the best speeches by any Indian ever is the one made by Swami Vivekananda. He made this speech on September 11,1893. The occasion was the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago (USA). He began his Speech like this :
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| Swami Vivekananda |
"Brothers and sisters of America,
We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I fervently hope, that the bell that tolled this morning in honour of this convention may be the death knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal..."
On the concluding day, he said :
"The Parliament of Religions has proved that holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world... if anybody dreams of an exclusive survival of his own religion .. I pity him from the bottom of my heart .."
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