Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure o...

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Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.

-Gilbert K.Chesterton

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Traditionحدیث hadiis خیالات Khayaalaat رسم rasm
Meansاسباب asbaab دولت daulat ذریعہ zariiah
Givingعطا ata
Votesووٹ Vote
Obscureاندھیرا andheyra اندھیرا کرنا andheyra karna تاریک tariik
Classesکلاسز Klaasiz
Ancestorsپوروجوں Porojon
Democracyجمہور cumhuur جمہوریت jumhuuriyat
Deadبے جان bey jaan بے حس bey his سرد sard
Refusesانکار inkaar
Submitرائے تسلیم کر لینا فرماں بردار بن جانا پیش کرنا peysh karna
Arrogantابھیمانی Abhimani خود سر khud sar متکبر Muttakabbir
Oligarchyحکومت امرا
Happenبیتنا biitna پڑنا parna پیش آنا peysh aana
Walkingخرامان kharaamaan خراماں Kharaaman رواں rawaan

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"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around."

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"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around."