A pacifism which can see the cruelties only of occasional military war…

Mahatma Gandhi
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A pacifism which can see the cruelties only of occasional military warfare and is blind to the continuous cruelties of our social system is worthless. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi (2012). The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas, p.285, Vintage
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A pacifism which can see the cruelties only of occasional military warfare and is blind to the continuous cruelties of our social system is worthless. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi (2012). The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas, p.285, Vintage

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