Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Freedom
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, political leader, and philosopher who developed the doctrine and practice of satyagraha, nonviolent civil resistance, into a transformative form of political action. This page collects quotes attributed to Mahatma Gandhi on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi:
“Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.”
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“I'm a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours. I simply want to please my own conscience, which is God.”
1920s | Young India (21 January 1927) -
“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?”
1940s | Non-Violence in Peace and War , 1942, Vol. 1, Ch. 142 -
“There is no such thing as slow freedom. Freedom is like a birth. Till we are fully free we are slaves.”
1920s | Young India (15 December 1921) -
“If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel free to give the fullest expression to his disaffection so long as he does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence.”
1920s | Statement during his trial for "exciting disaffection toward His Majesty's Government as established by law in India" (18 March 1922) [ specific citation needed ] -
“"To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse than starving the body.”
1930s