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Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968). rn The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915.

Concerning Independence. II.
(From The Hitopadesa)

Hitopadesa

(Hindu religious work, B.C. 250)

IT is better to abandon life than flatter the base. Impoverishment is better than luxury through another’s wealth. Not to attend at the door of the wealthy, and not to use the voice of petition, these imply the best life of a man.