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"When I took my oath of office, I said to myself that my loyalty is not to the appointing power but to the Constitution, to justice and to the Filipino people."
"We shall be judged by history…not by what we want to do and can’t, but by what we ought to do and don’t."
"Grandiose acts are not the measure of greatness; it is the small things that we do in the name of love and service to God, country and fellowmen that really counts."
"My loyalty is to the Constitution, to justice, and to the Filipino people."
"A beautiful irony which cannot be overlooked."
"When matters of conscience are at issue, one must be prepared to espouse and embrace a rightful cause, however unpopular it may be.’"
"There rose before my eyes this gruesome specter of one, a hundred, a thousand civilian Filipinos being dragged by the mighty arms of the military before its own created and manned tribunals…for offenses, real or imaginary…."
"Marcos’ referendum to legitimize martial law can be of no far-reaching significance as it is accomplished under an atmosphere or climate of fear."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.