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Quote from Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi,


"The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. ... Freedom and slavery are mental states. Therefore, the first thing to say to yourself: 'I shall no longer accept the role of a slave. I shall not obey orders as such but shall disobey them when they are in conflict with my conscience'."


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Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi (more quotes by Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi or books by/about Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi)


(1869-1948) Leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India

Source:

M. K. Gandhi quoted in Gene Sharp, The Politics Of Nonviolent Action (1973), p. 59.

Categories:

Slavery, Belief, Freedom, Free Thought, Power, Self-Determination, Obedience, Responsibility, Disobedience, Conscience, Integrity

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