“What else was the vaunted British sense of fair play but a manifestation of our morality? Gandhi and Das's genius was that they realised that better than we did ourselves. They recognised that when it came down to it, the British and the Indians weren't that different, and the way to beat us was to appeal to our better natures — to make us comprehend the moral incongruity of our position in India.” RaceIndiaIndependenceMoralsColonialismImperialismBritish EmpireFair PlayBritish PeopleNon Violent Protest Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes
“We could only control India through force of arms, but force was useless against a people who didn’t fight back; because you couldn’t kill people like that without killing a part of yourself too.” IndiaIndependenceResistanceColonialismNon Violent ProtestMoral Injury Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes
“I hated this new breed of pacifist Indian revolutionary. So often they acted like we were all just good friends who happened to disagree about something, and that once the issue was resolved – obviously in their favour – we’d go back to taking tea and being the best of chums. It made punching them in the face morally difficult.” HatredIndiaIndependenceHuman RightsColonialismNon Violent ProtestStruggle For The PeoplePacifisn Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes
“As he’d said, the purpose of non-violent non-cooperation was to provoke a reaction, and it was more likely he’d be plotting his next move before he’d even had breakfast.” ProtestHuman Rights ActivistsNonviolence QuotesNon Violent ProtestGandiNoncooperationNonviolence Resistance Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes