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kindness and protection, in times of disease and distress, famine and drought.
The grand truths of religions alone inspired the great work of social amelioration of the conditions of life. The social dynamics of modern States is inspired, whether in a materialistic or socialistic State, by the spiritual principles of dharma, mokṣa and kāma, law, liberty and love, and karuna or sympathy. The practical idealism of religion in Hinduism would extend this to the animals also. Humanitarianism extends to animals also which form part of the economy of the State. The aim of true religion as Hinduism, is to make individual who would in all their secular activities or even in secular matters bring to bear the triple principles or apply them as standard to conduct. Similarly to apply these principles to social or political legislation is the natural extension of rāja- dharma. Rāja-dharma must improve and make possible the svadharma of its members. It may correct and quicken the pace of transformation of the lower and selfish qualities by socializing man and bring the restraints of law to bear on the unlawful or otherwise not-real nature of the individuals. But it ultimately exists for the realisation of real mokṣa and svarājya.
The modern State endeavours to fulfil all the functions of Religion because it has taken over the ideals of religion as its own ends. But while it may
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