I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
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I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust.Mohandas Gandhi
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.
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I have found by experience that man makes his plans to be often upset by God, but, at the same time, where the ultimate goal is the search of truth, no matter how a man's plans are frustrated the issue is never injurious and often better then anticipated.
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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
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