Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra, #1)

by Amish Tripathi

Passionate children have strong emotions that insist on finding expression. They laugh loudly. They cry even more loudly.

‘I’m not suggesting that there is no goodness in human beings. There is, and it is worth fighting for. But there is also so much viciousness that sometimes I think it would have been better for the planet if the human species simply did not exist.’

‘I’m not suggesting that there is no goodness in human beings. There is, and it is worth fighting for. But there is also so much viciousness that sometimes I think it would have been better for the planet if the human species simply did not exist.’

greatness and goodness is a potential in a majority of humans, not a reality.’

‘Expecting people to follow rules just because they should is being too hopeful. Rules must be designed to dovetail with selfish interest because people are primarily driven by it. They need to be shepherded into good behaviour through this proclivity.’

Freedom is an ally, if used with wisdom.’