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actions. It is true that Hinduism also pleads for the performance of actions which are neither personally good nor socially good, neither personally evil nor socially evil but only actions which have the sanction of God (dharma), for human individuals and societies have not yet arrived at a knowledge of what is their good or evil. It is above their comprehension. Faith in the Śāstras alone matters in duty, for it leads to the transcendental good which is ultimately both personal and social good.
The political life of a people reflects the moral and social qualities of its members. A society in the full sense of the term is a political society with its State and other organisations which ensure freedom for the members and rights of each. In modern times the State has taken over the organisations which have to cater to the needs of the members. Socialisation and Nationalisation of the organisations which have previously been run by individuals is not a little due to the awakening of men to their social and spiritual needs of liberty and rights and duties. This awakening is really due to the religious teachings of great men, who had taught reverence for life and rights of each member. It is religion in India that taught the triple truths of liberty of the individual as a goal, of law which is administered equally, that is, in the interests of the poor and the rich alike, the high and the low, and love for all, love which is expressed by acts of
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