The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proport…

Mahatma Gandhi
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The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi (2005). All Men Are Brothers, p.141, A&C Black
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