Swamiji wanted to build an alliance of Indian kings to fight Brits. He befriended Rifle maker Hiram maxim to learn gun making.

Some early arms for this purpose were smuggled to India through french occupied Chandannagar. Ms. Macloud destroyed these letters of Swamiji.
Some of these kings were probably into this plan too because Brits intelligence became aware of it very soon. This is before 1893.

King of Ramnad feared that Swamiji will continue his political works in USA too, which will damage him so he backed off after pledging 10 k rupees.
Asked his disciples to take up Puja of Sri Ramachandra, Mahavir Hanuman, Sri Krishna of Gita & puja of Shakti. Told them to stop puja of Vrindavan-bihari Sri Krishna. He wanted Rama puja in every home. To destroy the tamas...
"Brits hv hypnotized India. That's why small nos of Brits are sucking our blood. But one day hypnotism will vanish and Bharatiyas will become aware of their inner strength. That day they will squeez you like lemon" -

Swamiji to his British disciple Goodwin(Vivekananda in London)
"Brits can't be driven out of India without physical power, we need exactly that."

"Our political works needs be dependent on the Atma-Shakti. Our method needs to be confrontational & destructive(resistive) so they hv to bend on knees"
Swamiji to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on Dec, 1901
Above is from the memory of Vishnu Govinda Ranade.

Swamiji told his disciple Sudhir (later Swami Suddhananda) that he learned how to make bomb in the foreign country & asked him whether he can hurl a bomb in the garden of viceroy.
Swamiji wanted gold statues of Chapekar brothers to be installed at the Bombay port.

He even wanted to go jail if needed. This is soon after he returned to India from USA on 1897 & his msgs became headache for British intelligence according to likes of Charles Tegart.
Legendary revolutionary Hemchandra Ghosh who created two revolutionary org including the famous Bengal Volunteers met Swamiji at Dhaka with his friends when he was only 18. Four years later he will set up the first revolutionary org at the age of 22. That meeting changed his life
"We need political freedom - that's why Brits needs to driven away from this country. By brute strength - not by talking, passing bills. We need organized collective action under one leadership. They are robbers, thieves, intruders, exploiters, blood suckers -
sucking the blood of our mother. You need to destroy these Rakshas. (Next part you can read in English). This is your only dharmA- the only programme to be executed now"
"We asked for dharmA upadesh. He roared - captive races(jAtI) don't have any dharmA. Your only dharmA is to drive out those who are looting you. After that comeback to me to listen abt dharmA(next part you can read in Eng).
sAstra says, Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi
Right now your motherland is your only god & serving her is your only dharmA".

We said from where will get Arms ?

He said, " Your objective is to unshackle your mother. For that do what is necessary. By any means necessary. Because oppressive robbers are looting our everything
Sucking away our mother's blood, making her poor. (His face became red & his eyes showed deep pain when he was speaking these words).

"Sri Krishna is the Avatar because he is the destroyer of animals like Duryadhana-Duhshasana. I won't speak anymore than this."
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