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sbmthakur on April 6, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Low-earth orbit satellites threatened by debris fr...

Mahatama wasn't an idealist. He supported Britain's pro-peace war and didn't shy away from supporting violence in certain cases.

"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence." - Mahatma Gandhi

Rest assured, Republic of India would've formed one way or the other.

CamperBob2 on April 6, 2019 [–]

This is the same Gandhi who advocated passive resistance in the face of the Holocaust?

sbmthakur on April 7, 2019 | [–]

Unfortunately, yes.

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