Violence killed good.  But Violence dies. The pure martyred blood Speaks to the skies. Violence slew peace. And through all ages hence Men shall not cease To mourn this Violence. The Silence knows. The sacred river flows. The light that was the Savior Grows and grows and Grows…

“Mahatma Gandhi never had more than one hundred persons absolutely committed to his philosophy. But with this small group of devoted followers, he galvanized the whole of India, and through a magnificent feat of non-violence challenged the might of the British empire and won freedom for his people.”Martin Luther King

“I saw non-violence on the Gandhian model not as an inviolable principle but as a tactic to be used as the situation demanded. The principle was not so important that the strategy should be used even when it was self defeating, as Gandhi himself believed.”

“Gandhi was one of the great men of my time and my acquaintance with him over a period of more than 30 years has only deepened my high respect for him. I always found him ready to discuss in a reasonable and fair minded manner and always searching for solution along peaceful lines. Gandhi has left behind a name almost unequalled in the world today. He is outstanding leader of men”.

“Not since Buddha has India so revered any man… Not since St. Francis of Assisi has any life known to history been so marked by gentleness, disinterestedness, simplicity of soul, and forgiveness of enemies….We have the astonishing phenomenon of a revolution led by a saint.”