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Ahimsa finds better and surer protection than in the Qands of one who is prepared to defend her only to the point to which his roapons Tould carry hima The tyrant, in the first instance, will have to walk to his ricum over the dead body of her defender, in the second be bas but to overpower the defender for it is assumed that the canoon of propriety in the second instance will be satisfied when the defender has fought to the extent of his physical valour In the first instance as the defender has matched his very soul against the mere body of the tyrant, the odds arc that the sou) in the latter will be a frekened and the girl would stand an infinitely greater chance of her honour being protected than in 103 other conceitndie drcum stance bamug of course, that of her owT personal courage
If yo ara unmanly to-day, Fre arc 80 not because to do not hook hor to strthc, but because we fear to die He is no follower of Vaharira, the apostle of Jaidism, or of Buddha or of the I edas, xbo bring afraid to dis, tales Night before any danger rcal or imaginary, all the whilc wishing that somebody else would remoro the danger dy destroying the person causmg it lots ao folloner of Abimasa (I agree with Lalaji) who doce not arc a simw if ho kill, a man by loches by deceiring him in trade, or who would protect by force of arms a few cows and make away with the butcher, or who to order to do a good to his country dorg not mlod
