Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence.
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All religions are branches of the same mighty tree, but I must not change over from one branch to another for the sake of expediency.
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Nonviolence and cowardice go ill together.
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Who can deny that much that passes for science and art today destroys the soul instead of uplifting it and instead of evoking the best in us, panders to our basest passions?
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Khaddar delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses.
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The Allah of Islam is the same as the God of Christians and the Ishwar of Hindus.
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I am a man of peace. I believe in peace. But I do not want peace at any price.
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Crime and vice generally require darkness for prowling. They disappear when light plays upon them.
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Zeno first started that doctrine, that knavery is the best defence against a knave.
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It is the acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancor left behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.
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Hinduism is a living organism. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. Knowledge is limitless and so also the application of truth. Everyday we add to our knowledge of the power of Atman (soul) and we shall keep on doing so.
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We must be ever courteous and patient with those who do not see eye to eye with us. We must resolutely refuse to consider our opponents as enemies.
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A faith gained in strength only when people were willing to lay down their lives for it.
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My Swaraj takes note of bhangis, dheds, dublas and the weakest of the weak, and except the spinning wheel I know no other thing which befriends all these.
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Lady is the buddy of man, skilled with equivalent mental limit.
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Change yourself - you are in control.
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There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.
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God has blessed me with the mission to place nonviolence before the nation for adoption.
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I am a seasoned soldier of nonviolence, and I have evidence enough to sustain my faith.
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The truth is that cowardice itself is violence of a subtle type and therefore dangerous and far more difficult to eradicate than the habit of physical violence.
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The willing sacrifice of the innocents is the most powerful retort to insolent tyranny that has yet to be conceived by God or man.
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No agreement between the British and Muslims can affect me. An agreement between Hindus and Muslims alone will affect me.
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For winning Swaraj one requires iron discipline.
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Khaddar was conceived with a much more ambitious object, that is, to make our villages starvation-proof.