Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapuin India. In common parlance in India he is often called Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth2 October 1869
CityPortbandar, India
CountryIndia
To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man.
Non-co-operation is an attempt to awaken the masses to a sense of their dignity and power.
Human dignity demands courage to defend oneself.
A plea for the spinning wheel is a plea for recognizing the dignity of labour.
It was our love of foreign cloth that ousted the wheel from its position of dignity.
The Charkha supplemented the agriculture of the villagers and gave it dignity.
If you are left with only one piece of homespun,wear it with dignity
Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India to discard violence altogether even for defending her borders
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within
There go my people, I must hurry to catch up with them for I am their leader.
Remember that there is always a limit to self-indulgence, but none to self-restraint.
Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.
Justice will come when it is deserved by our being and feeling strong.