A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down becau…

Mahatma Gandhi
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A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi, Anand T. Hingorani, Ganga Anand Hingorani (1985). The Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thoughts
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