Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Civil disobedience presupposes willing obedience of our self-imposed rules, and without it civil disobedience would be a cruel joke.
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I would far rather that India perished than that she won Her freedom at the sacrifice of truth.
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It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
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We cry for cow protection in the name of religion, but we refuse protection to the human cow in the shape of the girl-widow.
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Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
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India will not be a helpless partner in her own exploitation and foreign domination.
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Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self.
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Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority.
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My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible.
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A satyagrahi would neither retaliate nor would he submit to the criminal, but seek to cure him by curing himself.
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I must not refrain from saying that India can gain more by waiving the right of punishment.
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If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.
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Even the most sublime ideas sound ridiculous if heard too often. Be the change that you want to see in the world.
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Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders progress.
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The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust.
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High thinking is inconsistent with a complicated material life based on high speed and imposed on us by mammon worship.
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Since satyagraha is a method of conversion and conviction, it seeks never to use the slightest coercion.
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Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse.
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If you Christians acted more like your Christ, the world would be a better place.
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Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient.
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If you want to change the world, start with yourself.
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Hitler is a scourge sent by God to punish men for their iniquities.
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If we all discharge our duties, rights will not be far to seek. If leaving duties unperformed we run after rights, they will escape us like a will-o'-the-wisp.
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One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.