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and I have still kept it as an emergency measure in case I am asked to go back again there. So I am no great friend of the capitalists, but I think that in this country we ought to make a distinction between capital and capital. If you want the capital from them, take it from them. Adopt the Russian system and go on. My only point is that you must have some discrimination. In their enthusiasm—which is a very good thing—I am afraid they are running amuck, because some other countries have done something. Well, India is certainly not Europe. I have gone to Europe several times, and I could very easily see the difference between India and Europe, very easily. What is good for Europe certainly could not be good for India. We have certainly to reach the standard that the European people have reached viz. standard of comfort, standard of living equality of treatment, education, etc. All these things we need. For that purpose, we need money. Take the case of the English people. Take their educational progress. There compulsory elementary education came in 1860, while the Oxford University was established some time in the eleventh century or the twelfth century. So, we have to be very careful in doing what we are doing. Our enthusiasm no doubt is well merited. It is good that we should bring about the betterment of the people, but we should be careful about the means that we adopt. That is all that I want to say.