Mahatma Gandhi

Political Leader

Mahatma Gandhi was a leader in India's struggle for independence, known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance and commitment to truth.

Born
October 2, 1869
Died
January 30, 1948
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"I have been practicing, with scientific precision, nonviolence and its possibilities for an unbroken period of over fifty years."

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"Nonviolence or soul force does not need physical aids for its propagation of effect."

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"To benefit by others' killing and to delude oneself into the belief that one is being very religions and nonviolent is sheer self-deception."

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"True religion being the greatest thing in life and in the world, has been exploited the most."

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"Politics bereft of religion is absolute dirt, ever to be shunned."

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"Dharma is that which is enjoined by the holy books, followed by the sages, interpreted by the learned and which appeals to the heart."

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"If we import compulsion in matters of religion, there is no doubt that we shall be committing suicide."

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"My religion is a matter solely between my Maker and myself."

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"It was through the Hindu religion that I learnt to respect Christianity and Islam."

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"I desire no honour if I have to conceal my religious beliefs in order to have it."

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"It is not part of religion to breed buffaloes or, for that matter, cows."

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"True material welfare is never inconsistent with performance of religious obligations."

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"The external is in no way the essence of religion, but the external often proclaims the internal."

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"A religion cannot be sustained by the number of its lip-followers denying in their lives its tenets."

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"All religions are branches of the same mighty tree, but I must not change over from one branch to another for the sake of expediency."

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"All religions teach that two opposite forces act upon us and the human endeavour consists in a series of eternal rejections and acceptances."

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