Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-MalaSimilarly, even a little of true non-violence acts in a silent, sublet, unseen wayand leavens the whole society. Unseen way and leavens the whole society.H, 12 Nov. 1938July 5Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightierthan the mightiest weapon of the destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.Destruction is not the law of the humans. Man lives freely by his readiness todie, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him. Every murderor other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another isa crime against humanity.H, 20 July 1925July 6My creed of non-violence is an extremely active force. It has no room forcowardice or even weakness. There is hope for a violent man to be some daynon-violent, but there is none for a coward. I have, therefore, said more thanonce that if we do not know how to defend ourselves our women and our placesof worship by the force of sufferings, i.e., non-violence, we must, if we aremen, be at least able to defend all these by fighting.YI, 16 June 1927July 7My non-violence does admit of people who cannot or will not be non-violentholding and making effective use of arms. Let me repeat for the thousandthtime that non-violence is of the strongest, not of the weak.TI, 8 May 1941www.mkgandhi.org Page 51