"Nonviolence in the sense of mere non-killing does not appear to me, therefore, to be of any improvement on the technique of violence."
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"Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths."
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"To forgive and accept injustice is cowardice."
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"Faith becomes lame, when it ventures into matters pertaining to reason!"
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"I am a Hindu by birth. And yet I do not know much of Hinduism, and I know less of other religions. In fact I do not know where I am, and what is and what should be my belief. I intend to make a careful study of my own religion and, as far as I can, of others."
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"The force of nonviolence is infinitely more wonderful and subtle than the material forces of nature, like electricity."
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"Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be self-destroyed."
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"Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association."
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"What is really needed to make democracy function is not knowledge of facts, but right education."
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"Journalism should never be prostituted for selfish ends or for the sake of merely earning a livelihood or, worse still, for amassing money."
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"Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent."
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"Tolerance is the only thing that will enable persons belonging to different religions to live as good neighbours and friends."
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"Civil disobedience is not only the natural right of a people, especially when they have no effective voice in their own Government, but that it is also a substitute for violence or armed rebellion."
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"Economic equality is the master-key to nonviolent independence."
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"It is weakness which breeds fear, and fear breeds distrust."
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"The very word Islam means peace, which is nonviolence."
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"Let your thoughts be positive for they will become your words. Let your words be positive for they will become your actions. Let your actions be positive for they will become your values. Let your values be positive for they will become your destiny."
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"God demands nothing less than self - surrender as the price for the only real freedom that is worth having."
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"Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune."
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"A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself."
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