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" There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. "

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" People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society. "

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