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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"The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one."

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"I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education."

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"Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison."

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"You don't know who is important to you until you actually lose them."

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"Power is of two kinds: one is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love."

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"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him."

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"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep."

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"In battling against untouchability, and in dedicating myself to that battle, I have no less an ambition than to see a full regeneration of humanity."

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"A burning passion coupled with absolute detachment is the key to all success."

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"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do."

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"That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian purposes is undoubtedly within the realm of possibility. ... An incendiary uses fire for his destructive and nefarious purpose, a housewife makes daily use of it in preparing nourishing food for mankind."

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"Conservation of national sanitation is Swaraj work and it may not be postponed for a single day on any consideration whatsoever."

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"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."

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"Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected."

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"I saw that bad handwriting should be regarded as a sign of an imperfect education."

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"Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs... Surely it would be a crime against humanity to reduce the proud Arabs so that Palestine can be restored to the Jews partly or wholly as their national home"

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"I claim to be no more than the average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith."

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