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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"My notion of democracy is that under it the weakest shall have the same opportunities as the strongest."

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"We should be able to refuse to live if the price of living be the torture of sentient beings."

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"The real seat of taste was not the tongue but the mind"

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"If we had attained the full vision of Truth, we would no longer be seekers, but become one with God, for Truth is God."

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"If it is possible for the human tongue to give the fullest description of God, I have come to the conclusion that God is Truth."

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"If I could persuade myself that I could find Him in a Himalayan cave I would proceed there immediately."

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"God will not be God, if He allowed Himself to be the object of proof by His creatures."

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"I am a seasoned soldier of nonviolence, and I have evidence enough to sustain my faith."

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"A votary of ahimsa always prays for ultimate deliverance from the bondage of the flesh."

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"If our ahimsa is not of the brave but of the weak, and if it will bend the knee before himsa, Gandhism deserves to be destroyed."

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"All my experiments in Ahimsa have taught me that nonviolence in practice means common labour with the body."

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"If I had to face only the Sermon on the Mount and my own interpretation of it, I should not hesitate to say, 'O yes, I am a Christian.'"

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"Often does good come out of evil. But that is God's, not man's plan."

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"If we will take care of today, God will take care of the morrow."

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"Assumption of superiority by any person over any other is a sin against God and man."

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"All the religions of the world describe God pre-eminently as the Friend of the friendless, Help of the helpless, and Protector of the weak."

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"In this instance of the fire-arms, the Asiatic has been most improperly bracketed with the native. The British Indian does not need any such restrictions as are imposed by the Bill on the natives regarding the carrying of fire-arms. The prominent race can remain so by preventing the native from arming himself. Is there a slightest vestige of justification for so preventing the British Indian?"

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