Tributes to Gandhiji
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Tributes to Gandhiji
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General Douglas MacArthur
C-in-C, Allied Forces in JapanA prophet ahead of the times Nothing more revolting has occurred in the history of the modern world than the senseless assassination of this venerable man. That he should...
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Pearl S. Buck
The man who was right Gandhi's death, brought about by one of his own people, is another crucifixion. Our home is not alone in its mourning. All over the country, all ove...
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Mary Bethune
American Negro LeaderHis spirit reached for the stars A great warm light has been extinguished with the death of Gandhi. Gandhi died as he lived, seeking through understanding and compassion ...
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Joseph Mitchell
George Padmore, Richard Hard(Negro Leaders)The brightest beacon to Africans With heavy hearts we join India's sorrow and bow our heads sadly before the mortal remains of the world's greatest humanitarian. Gandhi's...
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Albert Einstein
Only statesman to stand for higher human relationship Everyone concerned in the better future of mankind must be deeply moved by the tragic death of Mahatma Gandhi. He di...
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Senator F. Thomas
SenatorHis goodness is what made him great In Gandhiji there was no line between goodness and greatness. His goodness is what made him great. Gandhi's sign of forgiveness displ...
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Senator Charles Tobey
SenatorTruly walked with God. In the passing of the great disciple Gandhi, our common manhood has lost a kinsman. Probably no man since Christ has more devoutly or literally fo...
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Fred Rosec
Executive Director of the Asia InstituteI shall always regret that Mahatma Gandhi died before he had an opportunity to appear before the United Nations. It would, indeed, have been a time to remember-Gandhi, dr...
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The New York Times
The New York TimesHe belongs to the ages Gandhi the Saint will be remembered not only on the plains and in the hills but all over the world. The power of his benignity grew stronger as his...
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Hearst chain of Newspapers
Not simply great but good Gandhi was not simply a great man, but a good man; and, as the sorrowing people of many nations will know, the combination of the qualities of g...
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The Richmond Times Dispatch
It should be a cause for rejoicing that so great and courageous a soul, consecrated to an ideal cherished by all men of goodwill, should have lived in our time to set an ...
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Life
A universal saint Mahatma Gandhi's final greatness will be voiced not through the nation he sought to create but in the aspiring hearts of all men in all nations and at a...
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