Since slave parents were primarily responsible for training their children, they could cushion the shock of bondage for them, help them to understand their situation, teach them values different from those their masters tried to instill in them, and give them a referent for selfesteem other than the master
बाळासाहेबांचे शरदबाबू पंतप्रधानपदाच्या जवळपास गेले असते तर बाळासाहेबांनी खुल्या मनाने त्यांना पाठिंबा देऊन पंतप्रधान बनण्याची संधी दिली असती. पण मराठी माणसाचे हित बघणारा हा दिलदार माणूसही नियतीने हिरावून नेला.