THE UPLIFT OF THE WOMEN, THE AWAKENING OF THE MASSES MUST COME FIRST, AND THEN ONLY CAN ANY REAL GOOD COME ABOUT FOR THE COUNTRY, FOR INDIA

It is only in the homes of educated and pious mothers that great men are born. And you have reduced your women to something like manufacturing machines; alas, for heaven's sake, is this the outcome of your education? The uplift of the women, the awakening of the masses must come first, and then only can any real good come about for the country, for India.

- Swami Vivekananda
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 6/Conversations and Dialogues/VIII