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The quotations of

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence activist

1869–1948

46 quotes, most often on War & Peace, Life & Death and Truth & Lies.

Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
Harijan, 5 July 1947, in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 87, p. 390.
- War & Peace
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Young India (21 May 1925)
- War & Peace
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is brought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Non-Violence in Peace and War, 1942, Vol. 1, Ch. 142
- War & Peace
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13 (3 May 1919)
- War & Peace
By its very nature, non-violence cannot ‘seize’ power, nor can that be its goal. But non-violence can do more; it can effectively control and guide power without capturing the machinery of government. That is its beauty.
Young India (Feb. 7, 1931) p. 162
- Power
- War & Peace
I am not pleading for India to practice nonviolence because it is weak. I want her to practice nonviolence being conscious of her strength and power.
The Doctrine of the Sword, Young India (11 August 1920)
- Power
- War & Peace

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