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Mobility
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Even two hundred years ago, when the British finally defeated the divided yet dominant Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817, India was a very static place. Most Indians could not have just packed their bags and easily relocated from Maratha Pune to Mughal Delhi, or from British Calcutta to Sikh Lahore—much less from a small fort–town in Rajputana to rural Mysore.
Besides logistics, language was a significant barrier and so were social acceptance and job opportunities. The average In
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― A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State
― A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State
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Without some redistribution of wealth and power, downward mobility and debilitating poverty will continue to drive people into desperate channels. And without principled opposition to xenophobias from above and below, these desperate channels will produce a cold-hearted and mean-spirited America no longer worth fighting for or living in.
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― Race Matters
― Race Matters
