Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Task 2: Individuals and Institutions as Mechanisms of Social and Political Change
Tracy Johnson
A. World leader: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar India. To think of influence that Gandi’s life ultimately had not only on India but on the world, one would picture him a man of greater physical stature. However, he was a fraile appearing individual that recognized social injustices and dedicated his life to providing a non-violent means of change.

As stated by Sohail (2005), “It is also ironic that a prophet of peace died a violent death— he was murdered when he was offering prayers. He failed to realize that religion and politics are an explosive combination. (p. 51).

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#1: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
#2: “The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.”
#3: “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
#4: “Change yourself – you are in control.”
#5: “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
#6: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
#7: “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
#8: “We need not wait to see what others do.”
#9: “A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”
#10: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
#11: “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.”
#12: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.”
#13: “Love is the strongest force the world possesses.”
#14: “Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.”
#15: “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.”

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 09:59, Oct 07, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/mahatma-gandhi-9305898.