What destroys Republics, and what unites it Bhedey ganaa vineshuhi bhinnaastu sujayaah paraih Tasmaat sanghyaatayegen prayateran ganaah sada i.e. Republics have been destroyed only because of internal divisions among its people. It is only when there are internal divisions among the people that an enemy can destroy it. Hence a Republic should always try to achieve unity and good relations among its people Bheeshma Pitamahs upadesh to Yudhishthir in Shantiparva of Mahabharata, Chapter 107/108, shloka 14. Palkuzhuvum paazhseyyum utpagayum Vendalaikku kolkurumbum illadhu nadu i.e. That alone becomes a prosperous country Which is free from separatist tendencies, and people who harm its sovereignty Tirukkural by Tiruvalluvar, chapter 74, verse 5. Muppadhu kodi mugamudayal Enil maipuram ondrudayal Ival seppumozhi padhinetudayal Enil sindhanai ondrudayal i.e. This Bharatmata has 30 crore faces But her body is one She speaks eighteen languages But her thought is one Tamil poet Subramania Bharathi, 1910
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