The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his f…

Mahatma Gandhi
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The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states. ✨ Non-Violence in Peace and War (1949) vol. 2, ch. 5
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The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states. ✨ Non-Violence in Peace and War (1949) vol. 2, ch. 5

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