“पहले लोगों को मार–पीटकर गुलाम बनाया जाता था; आज लोगों को पैसे का और भोग का लालच देकर गुलाम बनाया जाता है।”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Hindi rendering reflecting a Hind Swaraj theme: people once enslaved by force are now enslaved by the lure of money and pleasure.
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The oldest chains were obvious: someone stood over you with a whip. The newer kind feel like freedom — comforts, purchases, and pleasures you keep chasing until you can't stop, so you police your own wanting and never notice who profits from it.
When to use it
- Someone working overtime for years to afford upgrades they barely use.
- A shopper who scrolls sales every night and calls the spending a small treat.
- A person who can't get through dinner without reaching for their phone.