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61 " The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty. Ghandi, quoted in Merton, p. 68 "
― Mahatma Gandhi , Gandhi on Non-Violence
62 " Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex. "
― Mahatma Gandhi
63 " I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. "
64 " You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature. "
65 " Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always. "
― Mahatma Gandhi , Gandhi: An Autobiography
66 " To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. "
67 " The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane. "
68 " The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species.Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination? "
69 " If a single man achieves the highest kind of love, it will be sufficient to neutralize the hate of millions. "
70 " Nobody can hurt me without my permission. "
71 " There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace. "
72 " You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. "
73 " Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals. "
74 " Live simply so others may simply live "
― Mahatma Gandhi , Peace: The Words and Inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi
75 " most Americans think of Rosa Parks as a demur, pleasant-enough seamstress who backed into history by being too tired to get out of her seat on a bus one day, in reality she had been trained in nonviolence spirit and tactics at a famous institution, Highlander Folk School. It seems to be a difficult concept for most of us that peace is a skill that can be learned. We know war can be learned, but we seem to think that one becomes a peacemaker by a mere change of heart. (23) "
76 " I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage. "
77 " The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children. "
78 " (When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea. "
79 " The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. "
― Mahatma Gandhi , All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
80 " Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. "