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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"Every murder or other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another is a crime against humanity."

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"I believe that cunning is not only morally wrong but also politically expedient, and have therefore always discountenanced its use even from the practical standpoint."

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"Man's upward progress means ever increasing difficulty, which is to be welcomed."

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"Every moment of my life I realize that God is putting me on my trial."

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"Unlike the animal, God has given man the faculty of reason."

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"A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect."

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"When there is war, the poet lays down the lyre, the lawyer his law reports, the schoolboy his books."

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"The purer I try to become, the nearer I feel to be to God."

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"All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul."

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"To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness."

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"There is always the fear of self-righteousness possessing us, the fear of arrogating to ourselves a superiority that we do not possess."

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"Behind my non-cooperation there is always the keenest desire to cooperate on the slightest pretext even with the worst of opponents. To me, a very imperfect mortal, ever in need of God's grace, no one is beyond redemption."

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"I honor the place within you where, when you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us."

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"The whole existence of man is a ceaseless duel between the forces of life and death."

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"I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace."

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"Knowledge without devotion will be like a misfire."

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"Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth."

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