Attribuita a Swami Vivekananda
«The audio recordings circulating as 'the voice of Swami Vivekananda' delivering the Chicago address.»
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Non si trova nell'opera di Swami Vivekananda
No sound recording of Vivekananda survives. The recordings presented as his 'own voice' are modern readings; neither the Ramakrishna Order nor Marie Louise Burke's research on his American stay mentions any recording.
Fonte: Burke, Marie Louise. Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries. 6 vols. Calcuta: Advaita Ashrama, 1983–1987 (1.ª ed. en un volumen, 1958).
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Parole verificate di Swami Vivekananda
«Sisters and Brothers of America,»
Discurso de bienvenida, Parlamento Mundial de las Religiones, Chicago, 11 de septiembre de 1893 (Complete Works, vol. 1, «Response to Welcome»)
«I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance.»
«Response to Welcome», Chicago, 11 de septiembre de 1893 (Complete Works, vol. 1)
«We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.»
«Response to Welcome», Chicago, 11 de septiembre de 1893 (Complete Works, vol. 1)