Mahatma Gandhi Quotes


We believe as much in the purity of races as we think they (the Whites) do...by advocating the purity of all races.


Citations

Gandhi, Mahatma. The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1958-1994.

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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.