Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gandhi lists seven societal flaws where institutions or activities lack ethical grounding or spiritual depth.
- In plain terms
- Society suffers when things like politics or science lack morality and principles.
- What can you take from it?
- Ensure all human activities are grounded in ethical principles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Which of these sins is most prevalent today?
- How do you live ethically?
Another view
Lists like this can oversimplify complex systemic issues.
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