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"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the State becomes…

Quote byMahatma Gandhi · 1869–1948

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Young India, 5 March 1931, in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 45, p. 343..

English (original)

"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the State becomes lawless or corrupt.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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