“ Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong but of the weak. ”
Mahatma Gandhi, Freedom's Battle
Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation (1922). copy citation
Author | Mahatma Gandhi |
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Source | Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation |
Topic | terrorism weapons |
Date | 1922 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10366/10366-h/10366-h.htm |
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“If India were powerful, India would not have stood this addition of insult, to her injury.
I do not blame the British. If we were weak in numbers as they are, we too would perhaps have resorted to the same methods as they are now employing. Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong but of the weak. The British are weak in numbers we are weak in spite of our numbers. The result is that each is dragging the other down. It is common experience that Englishmen lose in character after residence in India and that Indians lose in courage and manliness by contact with Englishmen.”
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