Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Cow preservation is an article of faith in Hinduism.
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The fragrance of religious and spiritual life is much finer and subtler than that of the rose.
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No society can possibly be built upon a denial of individual freedom.It is contrary to the very nature of man. Just as a man will not grow horns or a tail, so will he not exist as man if he has no mind of his own. In reality even those who do not believe in the liberty of the individual believe in their own.
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A man who is swayed by negative emotions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.
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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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I consider writing as a fine art. We kill it by imposing the alphabet on little children and making it the beginning of learning.
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A warrior lives on his wars, whether offensive or defensive. And he suffers a collapse if he finds that his warring capacity is unwanted.
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I have found by experience that man makes his plans to be upset by God, but, at the same time, where the ultimate goal is the search of truth, on matter how a man's plans are frustrated the issue is never injurious and often better than anticipated.
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God demands nothing less than self - surrender as the price for the only real freedom that is worth having.
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If we are to stand the final heat of the battle, we must learn to stand our ground in the face of cavalry or baton charges and allow ourselves to be trampled under horses' hooves, or be bruised with baton charges.
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Nationalism, like virtue, has its own reward.
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A non-violent revolution is not a program of seizure of power. It is a program of transformation of relationships, ending in a peaceful transfer of power.
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Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
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Far better than emasculation would be the bravery of those who use physical force. Far better than cowardice would be meeting one's death fighting.
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What will tell in the end will be character and not a knowledge of letters.
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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
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Ahimsa can be practiced only towards those that are inferior to you in every way.
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I have been practicing, with scientific precision, nonviolence and its possibilities for an unbroken period of over fifty years.
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Any action that is dictated by fear or by coercion of any kind ceases to be moral.
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Nations are not formed in a day, the formation requires years.
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Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed. It has to be pursued even in face of violence raging around you.
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Hindu-Muslim unity, khaddar and removal of untouchability are to me the foundation of Swaraj.
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I like their Christ, but I don't like their Christians.
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A popular government wields a moral force, which is infinitely superior to the physical force that the foreign government could summon to its assistance.