De Gaulleism Shows the Way
English book, p. 163
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Peace in the Muslim World This is the policy which is known in common usage as the U-turn policy, that is, a complete reversal of direction. It is said that to err is human. Any individual or nation can make mistakes. But when one’s actions do not produce the required result, one should be ready to immediately revise one’s policies and promptly take a U-turn. After all, making mistakes is not irremediable. And often all it takes to save the day is a reversal of policy. It is said that to err is human. Any individual or nation can make mistakes. But when one’s actions do not produce the required result, one should be ready to immediately revise one’s policies and promptly take a U-turn. In this day and age, certain Muslim leaders have had recourse to violent activism. Although this course has not been adopted by all leaders but only by some leaders, because of the circumstances of the present age, it has won the support of an overwhelming majority of Muslims. However, experience has shown that this was not the right option, as it has not yielded the desired result. Given this state of affairs, Muslims would be well advised to adopt a ‘Better late than never’ attitude and to thoroughly revise their policies. De Gaulleism is not just a principle adopted by a French General, but is rather a policy which is in line with the universal law of nature. The law of nature says that if results

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