"If a flying bird is caged for long, it loses its ability to fly. If the door of its cage is unfastened accidentally, it thinks, 'What benefit will I derive from flying in the distant blue sky? Let me pick up seeds, sitting on the perch of my little cage.' Now, if people have been educated in a distorted manner and their minds crippled, they are unable to stand independently. If their minds have been molded by propaganda for a long period, they cannot utilize the opportunity [for freedom] even if it is presented to them. Common people have been taught for ages that they belong to a low caste or class. Even if you offer these downtrodden people a chair to sit by you, they would murmur, 'No sir, I am alright - let me sit on the ground.' That is to say, their minds cannot function properly, just as a bird's wings become totally inactive in a cage. People have been accustomed to such repressions for thousands of years - the exploiters have injected fear-complexes in their minds to control them."
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