1909

"Jedes Volk hat seine spezifische Art, geschichtliche Ereignisse in Legenden oder Symbole umzusetzen, und gewiß weicht oft am Ende die Legende erheblich von dem eigentlichen Geschehen ab."

"Verantwortung zu tragen, das wurde uns nicht gepredigt, das ergab sich einfach in der Gemeinschaft."

"Ich vergesse nie den Ausdruck seines Gesichts, es war »die Blasiertheit in Person«, wie man ringsherum flüsterte. Die hochgezogenen Augenbrauen, die leicht vorgebeugte Haltung und sein herablassender Blick auf die anderen Menschen, sind mir bis heute unvergeßlich."

"Ich habe ein schändliches Leben geführt. Was menschlich leben heißt, weiß ich nicht."

"Die Anpassung wird nicht dadurch bestimmt, daß das äußerliche Verhalten eines Menschen den gesellschaftlichen Normen entspricht, sondern richtet sich danach, ob seine Charakterstruktur mit ihnen in Einklang steht."

"Dein Ort ist // wo Augen dich ansehen. // Wo sich die Augen treffen // entstehst du."

"We have learned a lot from experience about how to handle some of the ways we fool ourselves. One example: Millikan measured the charge on an electron by an experiment with falling oil drops, and got an answer which we now know not to be quite right. It's a little bit off because he had the incorrect value for the viscosity of air. It's interesting to look at the history of measurements of the charge of an electron, after Millikan. If you plot them as a function of time, you find that one is a little bit bigger than Millikan's, and the next one's a little bit bigger than that, and the next one's a little bit bigger than that, until finally they settle down to a number which is higher. Why didn't they discover the new number was higher right away? It's a thing that scientists are ashamed of—this history—because it's apparent that people did things like this: When they got a number that was too high above Millikan's, they thought something must be wrong—and they would look for and find a reason why something might be wrong. When they got a number close to Millikan's value they didn't look so hard. And so they eliminated the numbers that were too far off, and did other things like that..."

"Though, to start with, the suggestion of separate representation came from the British, the Muslims did not fail to appreciate the social value of separate political rights; with the result that when in 1909 the Muslims came to know that the next step in the reform of the Legislative Councils was contemplated, they waited of their own accord in deputation upon the Viceroy, Lord Minto, and placed before him the following demands :— ... (iv) The number of Muhammadan representatives in the Imperial Legislative Council should not depend on their numerical strength, and Muhammadans should never be in an ineffective minority."

"Though, to start with, the suggestion of separate representation came from the British, the Muslims did not fail to appreciate the social value of separate political rights; with the result that when in 1909 the Muslims came to know that the next step in the reform of the Legislative Councils was contemplated, they waited of their own accord in deputation/4/ upon the Viceroy, Lord Minto, and placed before him the following demands :— (i) Communal representation in accordance with their numerical strength, social position and local influence, on district and municipal boards. (ii) An assurance of Muhammadan representation on the governing bodies of Universities. (iii) Communal representation on provincial councils, election being by special electoral colleges composed of Muhammadan landlords, lawyers, merchants, and representatives of other important interests, University graduates of a certain standing and members of district and municipal boards. (iv) The number of Muhammadan representatives in the Imperial Legislative Council should not depend on their numerical strength, and Muhammadans should never be in an ineffective minority. They should be elected as far as possible (as opposed to being nominated), election being by special Muhammadan colleges composed of landowners, lawyers, merchants, members of provincial councils, Fellows of Universities, etc. These demands were granted and given effect to in the Act of 1909. Under this Act the Muhammadans were given (1) the right to elect their representatives, (2) the right to elect their representatives by separate electorates, (3) the right to vote in the general electorates as well, and (4) the right to weightage in representation."