Finance Minister of India

2008.02.05

TEN COMMANDMENTS (read out by Finance Minister at a conference) With Apologies to Everyone

1. We make our future, and we shall not be beholden to anyone.

2. We shall not make for ourselves any ideology.

3. We shall not make wrongful use of any religion, for no religion will tolerate anyone who misuses it.

4. We shall remember every day that we work, because work is worship.

5. We shall honour our senior citizens.

6. We shall not commit or condone any crime.

7. We shall value knowledge and build a knowledge society.

8. We shall not deprive the poor of their rights.

9. We shall not do anything to hurt our fellow citizens or the environment.

10. We shall not covet public property or anything that belongs in common to all the people.