"Truth and Virtue do not necessarily belong to wealth and Power and Distinctions of Big Mansions."
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Quoted from Goel, S. R. (2016). History of Hindu-Christian encounters, AD 304 to 1996. Chapter 8 ISBN 9788185990354
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Ram Mohan Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was a founder of the Brahma Sabha the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in India.
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