Quote from Trial of Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is known for his call "Swarajya is my birthright, I will have it."

Little is known of another of his memorable quotes, these are inscribed on a tablet outside Central Court room of Bombay High Court. He was tried and sentenced guilty for sedition and in the end he said these unforgettable words:

"All I wish to say is that in spite of the verdict of the Jury I maintain that I am innocent. There are higher Powers that rule the destiny of things and it may be the will of the Providence that the cause which I represent may prosper more by my suffering than by my remaining free."