#MohandrasGandhi

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It's October 2nd. On this day in 2007, the United Nations commemorated the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, as the International Day of Non-Violence.

The UN had good reason to choose Gandhi’s birthday as the day to celebrate International Day of Non-Violence. Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader whose policy of peaceful demonstration led India from British colonial rule to independence. His commitment to India’s independence and his methods have been the cornerstone of civil and human rights initiatives all over the planet. Gandhi saw it as completely irrational to use violence to achieve peace, but rather, “Just means lead to just ends.” This is a lesson we can all take to heart.

Here are two more of his many thought-provoking quotes:

“There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.”

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”

☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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