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I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their…

Quote byMahatma Gandhi · 1869–1948

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "A Word of Explanation" on his work Hind Swaraj (1908) in Young India (January 1921).

English (original)

I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilisation required the use of a different and higher weapon for self-protection.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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