Mahatma Gandhi Quotes


No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purpose


Citations

Gandhi, Mahatma. An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Translated by Mahadev Desai, Navajivan Publishing House, 1927.

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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
  • Born: October 2, 1869
  • Died: January 30, 1948
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Lawyer, Anti-Colonial Nationalist, Political Ethicist

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.