Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
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Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.
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My fight against untouchability is a fight against the impure in humanity.
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It's a big error to dream of a society where nobody needs to be good.
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A free India will throw all her weight in favour of world disarmament and should herself be prepared to give a lead in this.
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Diversity there certainly is in the world, but it means neither inequality nor untouchability.
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Khadi to me is the symbol of unity of Indian humanity, of its economic freedom and equality and, therefore, ultimately, in the poetic expression of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'the livery of India's freedom'.
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I must rebel against the idea that millions of Indians, who were Hindus, the other day, changed their nationality on adopting Islam as their religion.
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My nationalism, fierce though it is, is not exclusive, is not devised to harm any nation or individual.
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A nonviolent warrior knows no leaving the battle. He rushes into the mouth of himsa, never even once harbouring an evil thought.
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Nonviolence is not a weapon of the weak. It is a weapon of the strongest and bravest.
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Disorder and violence are, in fact, things that might check the pace of India's progress.
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No sacrifice is worth the name unless it is a joy. Sacrifice and a long face go ill together. Sacrifice is 'making sacred'. He must be a poor specimen of humanity who is in need of sympathy for his sacrifice.
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This belief in God has to be based on faith which transcends reason.
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Salvation of the Gita is perfect peace.
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A teetotaler would regard it as his duty to associate with his drunkard brother for the purpose of weaning him from the evil habit.
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Old as I am in age, I have no feeling that I have ceased to grow inwardly or that my growth will stop at the dissolution of the flesh. What I am concerned with is my readiness to obey the call of Truth, my God, from moment to moment, no matter how inconsistent it may appear. My commitment is to Truth, not to consistency.
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The only real and reliable guarantee for khadi would be honesty, truthfulness and sincerity of khadi workers.
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No police or military in the world can protect people who are cowards.
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True religion being the greatest thing in life and in the world, has been exploited the most.
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At times, non-cooperation becomes as much a duty as cooperation.
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Ahimsa is one of the world's great principles, which no power on earth can wipe out.
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There is only one God for us all, whether we find him through the Koran, the Zend-Avesta, The Tolmud, or the Gita.
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The wise are unaffected either by death or life. These are but faces of the same coin.
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The power of nonviolent resistance can only come from honest working of the constructive programme.