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A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c12.s2.23

A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c12.s2.23

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c12.s2.23

† It may be further observed in this connection that Śukra bases his conclusion in the above extract upon what may be called the doctrine of Free Will. Śukra, indeed, while believing in the joint operation of self-exertion and destiny in the affairs of men, inculcates reliance upon the former rather than upon the latter. Cf. Ibid I 48-49.