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Dear Chandan I am not even sure that Rabindra Nath Tagore said it. But what matters is the truth, the core, the point it makes. Youâre right. In law the onus of responsibility falls on the powerful. But that does not absolve the less guilty because of his inferior status. As you know, modern law is precision law. The measure of punishment is proportioned to the guilt. At the same time the aider and abettor of a capital offence is presumed to be equally guilty with the main culprit. So as with cannabis in some Asian country I make corruption a capital offence. So to win the argument with you, I have defended Rabindra Nath Tagore and also myself. This is why at the beginning I pleaded we should be objective, not argumentative. It is possible to prolong a discussion by beating about the bush (chale bare kubai). Once the Readerâs Digest had an article trying to prove that two plus two did not make four. The author of the article almost succeeded. The celebrated example is that of Northcote Parkinson who expounded the famous Parkinsonâs Law. Prof Parkinson once said that he would be remembered by the world for a bogus theory he propounded while his weighty books written with care were forgotten. Regards Bhuban . |
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