The Case For India/Chapter III

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The Case For India
by Annie Wood Besant
Chapter III: Why India Demands Home Rule
187122The Case For India — Chapter III: Why India Demands Home RuleAnnie Wood Besant

WHY INDIA DEMANDS HOME RULE.

India demands Home Rule for two reasons, one essential and vital, the other less important but necessary: Firstly, because Freedom is the birthright of every Nation; secondly, because her most important interests are now made subservient to the interests of the British Empire without her consent, and her resources are not utilised for her greatest needs. It is enough only to mention the money spent on her Army, not for local defence but for Imperial purposes, as compared with that spent on primary education.