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

— Mahatma Gandhi · Wisdom quote

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. — Mahatma Gandhi quote card
Leader of Indian independence movement · 1869 – 1948

Leader of India's nonviolent independence movement; pioneered satyagraha and became the father of the Indian nation.

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