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“If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.”

Book:The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Civilization, Politics and Religion

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The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Civilization, Politics and Religion

The book is a compilation of Mahatma Gandhi's essays, speeches, and letters that delve into the intersection of morality, politics, and religious beliefs. It provides a comprehensive look at Gandhi's views on civilizational values, political strategies, and religious principles, offering readers a deeper understanding of his intellectual contributions. more

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Mahatma Gandhi

A leader of the Indian independence movement, lawyer, politician, and social activist, Mahatma Gandhi is revered as the 'Father of the Nation'. He advocated for non-violence and unity between Hindus and Muslims, leading the Indian struggle for independence and profoundly influencing history both in India and around the world. more

“What is a war criminal? Was not war itself a crime against God and humanity, and, therefore, were not all those who sanctioned, engineered, and conducted wars, war criminals? War criminals are not confined to the Axis Powers alone. Roosevelt and Churchill are no less war criminals than Hitler and Mussolini. England, America and Russia have all of them got their hands dyed more or less red - not merely Germany and Japan.”

War Hands America Humanity Politics Military Crime Red England Criminals Russia Germany Japan Confined Axes

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“Nations are born out of travail and suffering”

Suffering Politics Nations Born

Book:Satyagraha (non-violent Resistance)

Source: Satyagraha (non-violent Resistance)

“This campaign of non-cooperation has no reference to diplomacy, secret or open. The only diplomacy it admits of is the statement and pursuance of truth at any cost.”

Politics Secret Cost Campaigns Statements Cooperation Diplomacy

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we should see every opportunity to win over opponents.”

Should Opportunity Winning Principles Struggle Violence Demand Regard Debate Opponents Entitled Non Violence

Book:Gandhi's Wisdom Box

Source: Gandhi's Wisdom Box

“Indeed one's faith in one's plans and methods is truly tested when the horizon before one is the blackest.”

Struggle Plans Method Debate Horizon Tested

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore: Being a Treasury of Over Ten Thousand Invaluable and Inspiring Thoughts, Views, and Obervations on about Eight Hundred Subjects of Popular Interest, Collected from the Speeches and Writings of These Three Great Leaders of Modern India

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore: Being a Treasury of Over Ten Thousand Invaluable and Inspiring Thoughts, Views, and Obervations on about Eight Hundred Subjects of Popular Interest, Collected from the Speeches and Writings of These Three Great Leaders of Modern India

“Non-cooperation is an attempt to awaken the masses, to a sense of their dignity and power. This can only be done by enabling them to realise that they need not fear brute force, if they but know the soul within.”