I HAVE GOT TO UNBREAST WHATEVER I HAVE TO SAY, WITHOUT CARING IF IT SMARTS SOME OR IRRITATES OTHERS

My time is short. I have got to unbreast whatever I have to say, without caring if it smarts some or irritates others. Therefore, my dear Mary, do not be frightened at whatever drops from my lips, for the power behind me is not Vivekananda but He the Lord, and He knows best. If I have to please the world, that will be injuring the world; the voice of the majority is wrong, seeing that they govern and make the sad state of the world. Every new thought must create opposition — in the civilised a polite sneer, in the vulgar savage howls and filthy scandals.

- Swami Vivekananda
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 5/Epistles - First Series/LXXVIII Sister