His anecdote centres on the moment Mahatma Gandhi discussed the principle of karma - the Hindu doctrine that you will pay for your actions, or be rewarded for them, perhaps in a future life.

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Mr Kennedy argued that for the moment, winning the argument for the principle of PR was more important than deciding on which of the various systems was chosen.

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Since the moment I was wounded I felt there was some kind of principle inside me, telling me I have so many things to be happy about and so many things to be grateful for.

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