Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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I have repeatedly stated that satyagraha never fails and that one perfect satyagrahi is enough to vindicate Truth.
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I do not believe in the doctrine of the greatest number. It means in its nakedness that in order to achieve the supposed good of 51 per cent the interests of 49 per cent may be, or rather, should be sacrificed. It is a heartless doctrine and has done harm to humanity.
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I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.
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If treachery is the reward of trust, will the man who trusts come to harm?
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The meticulous care for the rights of the least among us is the sin qua non of nonviolence.
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
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Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth.
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I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.
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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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You assist an unjust administration most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil administration never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his whole soul. Disobedience of the laws of an evil state is therefore a duty.
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Let not the 12 million Negroes be ashamed of the fact that they are the grandchildren of slaves. There is dishonor in being slave-owners.
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Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within.
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The best way of losing a cause is to abuse your opponent and to trade upon his weakness.
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The message of Jesus has proved ineffective because the environment was unready to receive it.
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Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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Service without humility is selfishness and egotism.
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Poverty is the worst form of violence.
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One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.
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It is pleasant that there will be no religions in heaven.
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My religion teaches me to love all equally.
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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
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Non-violence does not signify that man must not fight against the enemy, and by enemy is meant the evil which men do, not the human beings themselves.