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My life is my message. — Mahatma Gandhi · Smartyfair

My life is my message.

Mahatma Gandhi1869–1948 · leader · 1800s-1900s IndiaMahatma Gandhi led India's peaceful movement for independence from British rule using a method he called nonviolent resistance — protesting unfair laws without ever using violence.9 quotes

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He said, do not just listen to my words, watch how I live.

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How sure this is: 55% sureLots of sources credit Mahatma Gandhi with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
What turned up: Reported response to a journalist asking his message to the world; cited to Mahatma: Life of Gandhi 1869-1948 (1968) documentary, Reel 13 — a posthumous compilation.
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026posthumous publications section

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