Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her.

Mahatma Gandhi

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  Mahatma Gandhi
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  • Advocates
  • Degraded