Mahatma Gandhi - Bust at Public Library - Edmonton, Alberta
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This bust of Mahatma Gandhi has quotes from Gandhi, Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King and is located to the south of the main branch of the public library in Edmonton, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMB8KH
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 04/19/2011
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Quote from Gandhi: "Ahimsa (non violence) - means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering." February 1940
Quote from Albert Einstein: "Generations to come - will scarcely believe that such a one as this, ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."
Quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Gandhi's was the only morally and practically sound method open to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom."
Who was Gandhi?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born October 2, 1869 and died January 30, 1948 was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.
Gandhi practised and advocated non-violence and truth, even in the most difficult situations. He was a student of Hindu philosophy, he lived simply, organizing an ashram that was self-sufficient in its needs.