Their monopolization by any country, nation or group of persons would be unjust. The neglect of this simple principle is the cause of the destitution that we witness today not only in this unhappy land but in other parts of the world too.".
I agree with this Gandhian thought one hundred percent. I feel that greedy people who's only interest is to make money exploit us from things that were given to us for free, like water. I could understand charging for fruit drinks and things of that nature, but pure water, bottled. I have seen bottled water ranging in price from one dollar to three or four dollars, depending on the brand and where it claims the water is from. However, I have been to a place that actually has free drinking water, which I feel is just as good as the bottled water. This is in my grandmother's town in Portugal. There is a natural spring where everyone in the town goes for their drinking water. Now this is not a poverty stricken town, it is a town of farmers, most have of them have cars and live to be over 90 years old. Why would this town of people have the luxury of free drinking water, yet many underdeveloped countries have their people drink sewer water or that is running down a dirt road? Something is definitely wrong with this picture.
Another quote from Gandhi that appealed to me was on page 119. It states, "I suggest that we are thieves in a way. If I take anything that I do not need for my own immediate use, and kept it, I thieve it from somebody else. I venture to suggest that it is the fundamental law of nature, without exception, that nature produces enough for our wants from day to day, and if only everybody took enough for himself and nothing more, there would be no pauperism in this world, there would be no man dying of starvation in this world. But so long as we have got this inequality, so long we are thieving. I am no socialist and I do not want to dispossess those who have got possessions; but I do say that, personally, those of us who want to see light out of darkness have to follow this rule.
He still continued to practice nonviolence. ... After that incident he visited India the home of Ghandi. Ghandi had a powerful influence on King Jr. promoting peace and love at the same time. ... He cannot drive hate; only love can do that" (Garraty/Carnes 1988) promoting love that of his influencer Ghandi, King Jr. did the same. ...
Martin Luther King Known as one of the most effective advocates of nonviolence and direct action as a method of social reform, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta on 15 January 1929. ... He became an expert of the life and work of Mahatma Ghandi, and patterned his own life, much like that of Mahatma Ghandi. ...
Although Gandhi didn't agree with the way Britain was ruling India he stood strong using his weapon of nonviolence. ... Gandhi was quoted; Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. ... Again he stressed the importance of nonviolence. ...
Strength to Love A "Strength to Love" written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a book emphasizing the idea of nonviolence. Martin Luther focuses on conquering evil with love and believes that love is the key proponent to keeping life intact. His views were alike Ghandi, where non-violenc...
The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North C...
He took note of Mahatma Ghandi's non-violent strategy of social change during university. ... In an effort to raise his understanding of Ghandi's beliefs, in 1959 he visited India. ... He made everyone stop, look and listen with his philosophy of nonviolence to achieve social change. ...
The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North...
In MY reading I discovered the principle of nonviolence as enunciated in Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," and I was persuaded by John Ruskin's plea to give up industrialism for farm life and traditional handicrafts--ideals similar to many Hindu religious ideas. ...