I AM NOT GOING TO WATER DOWN MY IDEALS, I AM GOING TO DICTATE TERMS

 Earlier on March 11, 1899, when Nivedita went to see him at the new math, he had spoken of this own bold convictions:

" The history of the world is the history of a few earnest men, and when one man is earnest the world must just come to his feet. I am not going to water down my ideals; I am going to dictate terms."

- Swami Vivekananda
From Book: PROPHET AND PATHFINDER
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