Mahatma Gandhi

Leader of India's non-violent movement.

Known for his leadership in the Indian independence movement, he championed nonviolent resistance as a powerful tool for social and political change. His philosophy of Satyagraha, or passive resistance, emphasized truth and nonviolence as foundational principles. His efforts and moral integrity inspired many around the world and led to India's eventual independence from British rule in 1947. His legacy extends beyond politics into the realms of civil rights and social justice, with his methods influencing global movements for equality and freedom.

Mahatma Gandhi Quotes about Violence

In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered, in the earliest stages, that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one's opponent, but that he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy. For, what appears to be truth to the one may appear to be error to the other. And patience means self-suffering. So the doctrine came to mean vindication of Truth, not by infliction of suffering on the opponent but one's own self.
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My opposition to the socialist and the other consists in attacking violence as a means of effecting any lasting reform.
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An unjust law in itself is an act of violence.
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Violence begins with the fork.
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I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilisation required the use of a different and higher weapon for self-protection. - Hind Swaraj
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It is no non-violence if we merely love those that love us. It is non-violence only when we love those that hate us.
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Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.
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