Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
Do not flatter yourselves with the belief that a mere recital of that celebrated verse in St. John makes a man a Christian.
Gandhi, Mahatma. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. Vol. 13, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1964, p. 220.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.