04-21-2007, 01:32 AM
From Megasthenes indika...
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Of several remarkable customs existing among the Indians, there is one prescribed by their ancient philosophers which one may regard as truly admirable: for the law ordains that no one among them shall, under any circumstances, be a slave, but that, enjoying freedom, they shall respect the equal right to it which all possess: for those, they thought, who have learned neither to domineer over nor to cringe to others will attain the life best adapted for all vicissitudes of lot: for it is but fair and reasonable to institute laws which bind all equally, but allow property to be unevenly distributed.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.mssu.edu/projectsouthasia/histo...enes-Indika.htm
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Of several remarkable customs existing among the Indians, there is one prescribed by their ancient philosophers which one may regard as truly admirable: for the law ordains that no one among them shall, under any circumstances, be a slave, but that, enjoying freedom, they shall respect the equal right to it which all possess: for those, they thought, who have learned neither to domineer over nor to cringe to others will attain the life best adapted for all vicissitudes of lot: for it is but fair and reasonable to institute laws which bind all equally, but allow property to be unevenly distributed.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.mssu.edu/projectsouthasia/histo...enes-Indika.htm