“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.”

"A Word of Explanation" on his work Hind Swaraj (1908) in Young India (January 1921)
1920s

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pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-rul… 1869–1948

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Nat King Cole (1919–1965) American singer and jazz pianist

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“I felt ill at ease with all this air about me, lost before the confusion of innumerable prospects.”

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“When I was 16-years-old, I tried to kill myself because I felt weird and I felt different, and I felt like I did not belong. And now I’m standing here”

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“Late this evening I looked at the sky and saw the stars. I felt as if it was the first time I had ever looked at them.
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“I spent my life learning to feel less.
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