


We have an abiding faith in the mercy of the Almighty God, and we have firm faith in the British Constitution. We believe in the righteousness of the cause, which it is our privilege to espouse. We want to serve the community, and in our own humble way to serve the Empire. One thing we have endeavoured to observe most scrupulously, namely, never to depart from the strictest facts and, in dealing with the difficult questions that have arisen during the year, we hope that we have used the utmost moderation possible under the circumstances.410 (Electronic Book), New Delhi, Publications Division Government of India, 1999, 98 volumes. Address given in Bombay (26 September 1896), Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol.Ours is one continual struggle against a degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the Europeans, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir whose occupation is hunting, and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to by a wife with and, then, pass his life in indolence and nakedness.Wherein is the cause for quarrelling? An unjust law is itself a species of violence. What does it matter that we take different road, so long as we reach the same goal. Religions are different roads converging to the same point. That State is the best governed which is governed the least. The ideally non-violent state will be an ordered anarchy. But I am painfully aware that that event is far off as yet. If India adopted the doctrine of love as an active part of her religion and introduced it in her politics, Swaraj would descend upon India from heaven. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Quotes Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

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