Nonviolence is not the business of the ksatriya(administrive class,soldier). That is cowardice.
They are
taught how to become violent. Otherwise, they cannot rule over.
Formerly the
judgement was given by the king, immediately finished. Not go to the
court
and wait for the judgement for ten years. In the meantime everything is
finished. Not like that. Anything, there was regularly, the king used
to sit
in his assembly, and all the criminals, culprits, they were judged by
the
king himself. Sometimes the king had to kill personally with the sword.
Even
in European countries, the royal orders were trained up. Nowadays it is
constitutional, democratic government. The king has no power. But this
is
not good for the people. The democracy is a farce. At least, I do not
like
it. Because so many rascals, simply by getting votes, go to the
government,
and what do they know how to rule over? Therefore, at the present
moment,
all over the world there is no good government.
Lecture on Bhagavad-gita 1.28-29 — London, July 22, 1973
