"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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"Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.“
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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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