Saturday, April 14, 2012

Swami Vivekananda 1893 Chicago Speech Part I & II

TheDat1951 has shared a video with you on YouTube:
For Part II of the speech, pl follow the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvxF4gGRKAY
Swami Vivekananda travelled by foot and covered the most of India. The world started looking at India after his famous speech in Chicago during the year 1893. His 'sisters and brothers of America' got an overwhelming ovation from all the 'ladies and gentlemen' in the gathering.
"I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. 

I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. 

I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to the southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. 

I am prou... more

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