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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"What we can do, we will try to do."

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"God lives, but not as we. His creatures live but to die. But God is life. Therefore, goodness is not an attribute. Goodness is God."

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"When you want to find Truth as God, the only inevitable means is love, that is nonviolence."

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"I wish to change there minds, not kill them for weaknesses we all poses."

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"The hardest heart and the grossest ignorance must disappear before the rising sun of suffering without anger and without malice."

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"Ashram means a community of men of religion. I feel that an ashram was a necessity of life for me."

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"Those who cannot renounce attachment to the results of their work are far from the path."

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"My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible"

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"Is the God of the Mahometan different from the God of the Hindu? Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads so long as we reach the same goal? Wherein is the cause for quarreling?"

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"By noiselessly going to a prison a civil-resister ensures a calm atmosphere."

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"I am a proud staunch Sanatani Hindu."

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"Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient."

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"I believe that a party wishing equality for India does exist in Britain. But it is an insignificant minority, and while I honour and like their opinion I cannot be enthused over it, for I know that those who shape policy and dominate are otherwise inclined. For me, therefore, it is only the Secretary of State who counts."

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"There is no fundamental cleavage between Hindus and Mussalmans. We have lived in the same land as brothers for generations and what has been possible all these years will certainly be possible in the future."

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"The Muslim is as much an Indian as I am and of the same blood."

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"I cannot give active support in the war effort without denying a life-time of practice."

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