No doubt it is an evil to be bound by laws, but it is necessary at the…

Swami Vivekananda
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No doubt it is an evil to be bound by laws, but it is necessary at the immature stage to be guided by rules; in other words, as the Master used to say that the sapling must be hedged round, and so on. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (2015). The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, p.3431, Manonmani Publishers
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