পাতা:জয়তু নেতাজী.djvu/২১৫

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পরিশিষ্ট
১৭৫

গান্ধীজীর নেতৃত্ব নিষ্ফল হইয়াছে কেন?

 “He has failed because the strength of a leader depends not on the largeness but on the character of his following. With a much smaller following other leaders have been able to liberate their country.

 “He has failed because while he has understood the character of his own people, he has not understood the character of his opponents. The logic of a Mahatma is not the logic which appeals to John Bull.

 “He has failed because the false unity of interests that are inherently opposed, is not a source of strength but a source of weakness in political warfare. The future of India rests exclusively with those radical and militant forces that will be able to undergo the sacrifice and suffering necessary for winning freedom.

 “Last but not least, the Mahatma has railed because he has had to play a dual role in one person―the role of the leader of an enslaved people and that of a world-teacher, who has a new doctrine to preach.”

 [মহাত্মা যে ভারতবাসী জনগণের চরিত্র ভালরূপ বুঝিয়াছেন―তাহাই ত’ তাহাদের সর্ব্বনাশের কারণ হইয়াছে, সেইজন্যই ত’ তিনি