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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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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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To get Swaraj is to get rid of our helplessness.
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Boycott of foreign cloth through picketing may easily be violent; through the use of khadi it is most natural and absolutely nonviolent.
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Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.
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As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.
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Ahimsa calls for the strength and courage to suffer without retaliation, to receive blows without returning any.
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The spinning wheel means national consciousness and a contribution by every individual to a definite constructive national work.
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Civil disobedience does not admit of any violence or countenancing of violence directly or indirectly.
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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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A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
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Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth and if today it has become moribund, inactive, irresponsive to growth, it is because we are fatigued. As soon as the fatigue is over, Hinduism will burst forth upon the world with a brilliance perhaps never known before.
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Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.
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Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within.
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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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The person who discovered the law of love was a far greater scientist than any of our modern scientists. Only our explorations have not gone far enough and so it is not possible for everyone to see all its workings.
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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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The greater our innocence, the greater our strength and the swifter our victory.
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Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
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The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. ... Freedom and slavery are mental states. Therefore, the first thing to say to yourself: 'I shall no longer accept the role of a slave. I shall not obey orders as such but shall disobey them when they are in conflict with my conscience'.'
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Freedom battles are not fought without paying heavy prices.
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I would bend the knee before the poorest scavenger, the poorest untouchable in India for having participated in crushing him for centuries; I would even take the dust off his feet.
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Non-violence is the article of faith.
Mahatma Gandhi