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I am not pleading for India to practice nonviolence because it is…

Quote byMahatma Gandhi · 1869–1948

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Doctrine Of The Sword (1920).

English (original)

I am not pleading for India to practice nonviolence because it is weak. I want her to practice nonviolence being conscious of her strength and power.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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