Q. “Political freedom is the life breath of a nation; to attempt social reform , educational reform, industrial expansion, the moral improvement of the race without aiming the first and foremost at political freedom, is the very height of ignorance and futility” – is said by which of the following?
Answer: D
Notes:
Sri Aurobindo was renowned and important personality in the history of the Indian resurgence and Indian nationalism.
- Aurobindo had a versatile brilliance. He was a great poet, a thoughtful thinker, a distinguished metaphysican, a great prophet and a passionate patriot.
- He wrote effective texts that represented the crystallization of the new and rising soul of India and given a spiritual message for humankind.
- He wrote that “Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation. To attempt social reform, educational reform, industrial expansion, the moral improvement of the race without aiming first and foremost at political freedom, is the very height of ignorance and futility.
- The primary requisite for national progress, national reform, is the habit of free and healthy national thought and action which is impossible in a state of servitude.”
Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India.
