Quote #133

One feels of him that there was much he did not understand, but not that there was anything that he was frightened of saying or thinking. I have never been able to feel much liking for Gandhi, but I do not feel sure that as a political thinker he was wrong in the main, nor do I believe that his life was a failure.

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  3. The assumption, which served Gandhi so well in dealing with individuals, that all human beings are more or less approachable and will respo…
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  6. During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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  8. Within any important issue, there are always aspects no one wishes to discuss.

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