The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social progress depends not upon the ennoblement of the few but on the enrichment of democracy; universal brotherhood can be achieved only when there is an equality of opportunity - of opportunity in the social, political and individual life.– from Bhagat Singh's prison diary, p. 124 . Bhagat Singh
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Bhagat Singh (18 November 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a revolutionary and Indian Marxist who was hanged for his involvement in the assassination of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the British Chief Commissioner of the Punjab in March 1931. He was one of the leaders of the Indian independence movement and is considered to be a martyr by some and a terrorist by others. He had written this quote in his prison diary after visiting the House of Commons, London. The quote captures Bhagat Singh's views on equality and opportunities, which he believed should be given to all people.

Source: The Jail Notebook And Other Writings

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