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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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