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'''''To the Patriots''''' is a small book of 32 pp. published for the first time on January, 1960 in [[:wikipedia:Ranchi|Ranchi]] (Jharkhand, India) by the | '''''To the Patriots''''' is a small book of 32 pp. published for the first time on January, 1960 in [[:wikipedia:Ranchi|Ranchi]] (Jharkhand, India) by the philosopher and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, [[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi language|Hindi]]. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating sociology, economics, philology and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.</ref> The book contains the presidential address discourse to the "History Section" of the "Progressive Writers’ Conference" held in Jamalpur Bihar, India) on 1960 January 1. | ||
{{quote box|width=20%|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|title=The Cosmic ideology |align=left|quote="Although the anti-exploitation sentiment is the most important factor in building a nation or a group of nations, this sentiment will not be able to sustain a nation or a group of nations for a long time. One day exploitation must cease [...]. As soon as administrative power passes into the hands of moralists, then exploitation will cease to exist [...]. What will happen then? The sentiment of spiritual inheritance and Cosmic ideology will keep people united. It is true that this spiritual sentiment will not help to form a nation inside any particular country, but it will definitely unite the entire planetary world, and even the universe, into a nation. Then there will be only one nation a universal nation. | {{quote box|width=20%|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|title=The Cosmic ideology |align=left|quote="Although the anti-exploitation sentiment is the most important factor in building a nation or a group of nations, this sentiment will not be able to sustain a nation or a group of nations for a long time. One day exploitation must cease [...]. As soon as administrative power passes into the hands of moralists, then exploitation will cease to exist [...]. What will happen then? The sentiment of spiritual inheritance and Cosmic ideology will keep people united. It is true that this spiritual sentiment will not help to form a nation inside any particular country, but it will definitely unite the entire planetary world, and even the universe, into a nation. Then there will be only one nation a universal nation. | ||