We must respect our own dignity as rational beings and thus diminish the power of fraud. It is better to be free than be a slave, better to know than… - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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We must respect our own dignity as rational beings and thus diminish the power of fraud. It is better to be free than be a slave, better to know than to be ignorant. It is reason that helps us to reject what is falsely taught and believed about God, that He is a detective officer or a capricious despot or a glorified schoolmaster. It is essential that we should subject religious beliefs to the scrutiny of reason.

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About Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975) was an Advaita Vedantist philosopher and Indian statesman who was the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

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Native Name: సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణన్
Alternative Names: Sarvepalli Radhakrishna

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