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The task must be done and can be done.
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The statement combines necessity with confidence. “Must be done” says the task is required, while “can be done” says it is possible. Together, the words reject both delay and defeatism: the work remains a duty, but it is also within reach.
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- Ilankai Tamil Sangam — 1949 Speech by S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
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