This post on Raj-Dharma should be read as a sequel to my recent post on Dharma. Like the previous one, this too is a collection of excerpts and notes on the subject from a variety of sources. I am currently reading a long and thought-provoking article on Raj-Dharma by Dr V Nagarajan. I will post excerpts from that too – perhaps as Part III.
My first note is from a site curiously called Indian Officer. The excerpt below is a precis of Chapter XIX, “The Duties of a King” in …

Enjoy excerpts from this stunning piece, courtesy Mises.org (emphasis mine).
*** Excerpts from The Trouble with Democracy: Maslow Meets Hoppe by Doug French ***
Chapter 24 from Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
H.L. Mencken described politicians as “men who, at some time or other, have compromised with their honour, either by swallowing their convictions or by whooping for what they believe to be untrue.“[1]
The Sage of Baltimore had it correct, that to be elected and stay elected in American politics to any full-time position requires the suspension of …

AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi during an interaction with students at JNU:

When I go to their (Dalits) houses, they welcome and cuddle me and say you are the first politician who has come to meet us…

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29th September ’09 at JNU, N Delhi [ link ]
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Past quotes are here.

While clearing my (now very long) list of pending “To Dos”, I came across this report on the motion moved by Sharad Joshi to delete the word “socialist” from the Constitution as it was not part of its basic structure. This debate happened on 9th Dec ’05 in the Rajya Sabha. Excerpts below from this very thought-provoking debate which includes statements made by Sh Ram Jethmalani and Sh Jairam Ramesh. Unfortunately the source link that I had to the article is not working anymore Link found/updated above.
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Try and guess the time and the place of this account:
OVER the rivers and down the highways and along countless jungle paths…an endless unorganized flow of refugees with a few tin kettles, cardboard boxes and ragged clothes piled on their heads, carrying their sick children and their old. They pad along barefooted, with the mud sucking at their heels in the wet parts. They are silent, except for a child whimpering now and then, but their faces tell the story. Many are sick and covered with sores. Others have cholera, …

Stumbled on this a few days back: Is this the infrastructure we deserve? by Tavleen Singh.
A thought-provoking excerpt below (emphasis mine):
There are few things that leave me feeling more pessimistic about India’s future than taking a flight from Mumbai’s international airport to Bangkok’s international airport. Having made this short journey just before writing this piece, the differences between the two airports are still fresh in my mind and I am going to list them here to emphasise why I believe India is never going to catch up with even a …