Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.
In plain words
Choosing not to fight is the strongest thing people can do.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Harijan (5 July 1947); Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 87, p. 390. First sentence of a two-sentence original quoted alone.
- 1947
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