“ Do people become enemies because they change their religion? ”
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 | religion change |
Date | 1922 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10366/10366-h/10366-h.htm |
Context
“The proverbs you have quoted were coined when both were fighting; to quote them now is obviously harmful. Should we not remember that many Hindus and Mahomedans own the same ancestors, and the same blood runs through their veins? Do people become enemies because they change their religion? Is the God of the Mahomedan different from the God of the Hindu? Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads, so long as we reach the same goal?”
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