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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"A prayerful study and experience are essential for a correct interpretation of the scriptures."

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"You have the choice to create the life your heart is yearning to live."

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"Violence always thrived on counter violence."

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"All the great religions of the world inculcate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration."

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"My religion enables me, obliges me to imbibe all that is good in all the great religions of the earth."

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"Self-suppression is often necessary in the interest of truth and nonviolence."

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"An unjust law in itself is an act of violence."

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"I hold no man to be indispensable for the welfare of the country."

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"To me God is truth and love, God is ethics and morality, God is fearlessness."

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"The whole world is like the human body with its various members. Pain in one member is felt in the whole body."

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"Journalism has become the art of "intelligent anticipation of events.""

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"If we know how much passive violence we perpetrate against one another, we will understand why there is so much physical violence plaguing societies and the world."

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"Even a little untruth destroys a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk."

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"The greatest help you can give me is to banish fear from your hearts."

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"A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan."

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"The Charkha is an outward symbol of truth and nonviolence."

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"If you want to play your part in the world's affairs, you must refuse to deck yourselves for pleasing man."

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