Mahatma Gandhi
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Leader of India's nonviolent independence movement (1869 to 1948); lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist; author of Hind Swaraj.
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Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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10 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Railways and hospitals are not a test of high civilization and are at best a necessary evil (opens korrents.com)
“Neither railways nor hospitals are a test of a high and pure civilization. At best they are a necessary evil.”
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The law of love is the law of life; departing from it leads to disintegration (opens korrents.com)
“Satyagrah—the law of love is the Law of life. Departure from it leads to disintegration. A firm adherence to it leads to regeneration.”
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India is being crushed less by English rule than by modern civilization (opens korrents.com)
“It is my deliberate opinion that India is being ground down not under the English heel but under that of modern civilization.”
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Railways and hospitals are not a test of high civilization and are at best a necessary evil (opens korrents.com)