Mohandas K. Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Indian leader and pacifist (1869-1948)

"If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children."

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent"

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

"Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nationals in the face of odds."

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."

"All the great religions of the world inculcate the equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration."

"The first step in non-violence is that we cultivate in our daily life, as between ourselves, truthfulness, humility, tolerance, and loving kindness."

"Jesus lived and died in vain if he did not teach us to regulate the whole of life by the eternal Law of Love."

"Hatred is not essential for nationalism. Race hatred will kill the national spirit."

"Not to believe in the possibility of permanent peace is to disbelieve in the Godliness of human nature."

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