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In this instance of the fire-arms, the Asiatic has been most…
Quote byMahatma Gandhi · 1869–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Comments on a court case in The Indian Opinion (25 March 1905).
English (original)
In this instance of the fire-arms, the Asiatic has been most improperly bracketed with the native. The British Indian does not need any such restrictions as are imposed by the Bill on the natives regarding the carrying of fire-arms. The prominent race can remain so by preventing the native from arming himself. Is there a slightest vestige of justification for so preventing the British Indian?
— Mahatma Gandhi
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