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Gandhi An Autobiography

The Story of My Experiments With Truth

By Mahatma Gandhi, Sissela Bok

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| Paperback | 9780807059098

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Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and countless other nonviolent struggles of the tContinue

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This book is worth reading more than once in your life.

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stroumpf said on Jul 2, 2006 | Add your feedback

This man's memory is meticulous. He remembers more of what happened 50 years ago than i do of 2 weeks.
Does non-violent resistance work? Reading Gandhi's work together with world history does seemingly make him less persuasive. One of the conditions he listed for holding such an attitude is w ... (continue)

This man's memory is meticulous. He remembers more of what happened 50 years ago than i do of 2 weeks.
Does non-violent resistance work? Reading Gandhi's work together with world history does seemingly make him less persuasive. One of the conditions he listed for holding such an attitude is when the aggressor actually cares whether or not you're alive. Perhaps next time I should read this concurrently with Machiavelli's Prince? I still don't think I get the gist of his teachings, but hopefully one day I will. Any suggestions?

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