Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-Malawould shudder to take if he really believed that God was a God of Love andMercy.IbidJuly 28I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. I detest the unpardonable slaughter ofinnocent life in the name of science and of humanity so-called, and all thescientific discoveries strained with innocent blood I count as of noconsequence.YI, 17 Dec. 1925July 29Means and ends are convertible terms in my philosophy of life.YI, 26 Dec. 1924July 30They say, 'means are after all means' I would say, 'means are after alleverything'. As the means so the end. Violent means will give violent Swaraj.That would be a menace to the world and to India herself. France obtained herfreedom by violent means. She is still paying dearly for her violence.YI, 17 July 1924July 31There is no wall of separation between means and end. Indeed the Creator hasgiven us control (and that too very limited) over means none over the end.Realization of the goal is in exact proportion to that of the means. This is aproposition that admits of no exception.YI, 17 July 1924www.mkgandhi.org Page 57