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“My personal religion peremptorily forbids me to hate anybody.”

Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

Book:All Men Are Brothers

Work

All Men Are Brothers

This book delves into the lives and relationships of individuals, highlighting the bonds that unite people across different backgrounds and circumstances. more

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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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Source: Collected Works

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“It is no religion to have for one's wife a girl who is fit only to sit in one's lap, it is the height of irreligion.”

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“The fragrance of religious and spiritual life is much finer and subtler than that of the rose.”

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Source: The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts

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

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

“If we import compulsion in matters of religion, there is no doubt that we shall be committing suicide.”

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Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi