20 JULY 1934, Page 19

THE GREATEST BENEFACTOR

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I have no quarrel with Sir Arnold Wilson, M.P. (the writer of the final article in your " Greatest Benefactor" series) with regard to his " faith." But in the interests of truth may I point out the following

(1) That Jesus owed as much to Buddha as did Muhammad to Jesus. (One has only to read through the preachings of the respective " prophets " to be convinced of this.) (2) That the best Anthropologists would strongly differ from the statement " Of all forms of Government the Matri- archate is the oldest of all social units . . ."—I am, Sir, &c.,

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