"Ahimsa is the highest duty. Even if we……" — Mahatma Gandhi
"Ahimsa is the highest duty. Even if we cannot practice it in full, we must try to understand its spirit and refrain as far as is humanly possible from violence."
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Mahatma Gandhi
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