Gandhi's birthday - International Day of Non-Violence


	Gandhi's birthday - International Day of Non-Violence
JohnWaterman
10-1-2008 3:01 PM
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JohnWaterman says:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948):
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
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A young Gandhi <A title="Circa" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa">c.</A> 1886.</DIV>
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