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The Essential Gandhi: His Life, Work, and Ideas : an Anthology

The Essential Gandhi: His Life, Work, and Ideas: an Anthology is a compilation of selected works by Mahatma Gandhi, providing a comprehensive view of his life and the principles that guided his activism. The anthology includes extracts from his speeches, letters, and essays, showcasing his thoughts on non-violence, civil disobedience, and social justice. more

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Mahatma Gandhi
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

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“In my humble opinion, non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. But in the past, non-cooperation has been deliberately expressed in violence to the evildoer. I am endeavoring to show my countrymen that violent non-cooperation only multiplies evil and that evil can only be sustained by violence. Withdrawal of support of evil requires complete abstention from violence. Non-violence implies voluntary submission to the penalty for non-cooperation with evil.”

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Author:Mahatma Gandhi
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“Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy. I did not move a muscle when I first heard that the atom bomb had wiped out Hiroshima. On the contrary, I said to myself, Unless now the world adopts non-violence, it will spell certain suicide for mankind.”

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Book:The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Truth and Non-Violence
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“We have to make truth and non-violence not matters for mere individual practice but for practice by groups and communities and nations. That at any rate is my dream. I shall live and die in trying to realize it. My faith helps me to discover new truths every day.”

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Book:The Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: The voice of truth
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“The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die. When a man is fully ready to die, he will not even desire to offer violence. Indeed, I may put it down as a self-evident proposition that the desire to kill is in inverse proportion to the desire to die. And history is replete with instances of men who by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents.”

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Author:Mahatma Gandhi
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