By its very nature, non-violence cannot ‘seize' power, nor can that be its goal. But non-violence can do more; it can effectively control and guide power without capturing the machinery of government. That is its beauty. (Mahatma Gandhi)

By its very nature, non-violence cannot ‘seize' power, nor can that be its goal. But non-violence can do more; it can effectively control and guide power without capturing the machinery of government. That is its beauty.

Mahatma Gandhi

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