WHOEVER TRIES TO BRING THE PAST TO THE DOOR OF EVERYONE, IS A GREAT BENFACTOR TO HIS NATION

The more, therefore, the Hindus study the past, the more glorious will be their future, and whoever tries to bring the past to the door of everyone, is a great benefactor to his nation. The degeneration of India came not because the laws and customs of the ancients were bad, but because they were not allowed to be carried to their legitimate conclusions.

- Swami Vivekananda
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 4/Writings: Prose/Reply to the Address of the Maharaja of Khetri