INDIA: Informal Decalog

Mahatma Gandhi, still trying to make up his mind at Simla whether or not to attend a round table conference at London, retired from the world last week for his customary Day of Silence. Emerging 24 hours later, he was respectfully begged by British reporters to outline what he considered his Ten Commandments for an ideal life. St. Gandhi blinked modestly behind his glittering spectacles:

"It would be presumptuous of me to attempt to lay down rules for the conduct of others, but I don't mind telling you what my own rules of...

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