"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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"Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.“
-Mahatma Gandhi
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"It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity."
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"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."
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"Morality is contraband in war."
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"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."
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"Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another."
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"So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb."
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"Planning to play: that's what saving for retirement is today - and it is antithetical to the nature of play, fully within the definition of work, and blissfully ignorant of the reality of death."
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