Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
Unless now the world adopts nonviolence, it will spell certain suicide for mankind.
Context
Having just been told of the Hiroshima atomic bombing:
Topics
Atomic Bomb
Compassion
Destruction
Diplomacy, Diplomats
Hiroshima
Humanity
Atomic / Nuclear Weapons
Peace
Tolerance
Violence
War
Humanitarianism
Conflict Resolution
Disarmament
Mankind
Mutual Respect
Nonviolence
Suicide
Conflict
War & Peace
Global Threat
Non-Aggression
Pacifism
Peaceful Coexistence
Citations
Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political and Spiritual Leader, August 1945
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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.