Quote#Science & Reason
I write, not for the orthodox, nor for those who have discovered a…
Quote byAurobindo Ghosh · 1872–1950
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: India's Rebirth, Dedication page.
English (original)
I write, not for the orthodox, nor for those who have discovered a new orthodoxy, Samaj or Panth, nor for the unbeliever. I write for those who acknowledge reason but do not identify reason with Western Materialism; who are sceptics but not unbelievers; who, admitting the claims of modern thought, still believe in India, her mission, her gospel, her immortal life and her eternal rebirth.
— Aurobindo Ghosh
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