Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi

Name: Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi
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ISBN: 9780486439921

ISBN-10: 0486439925

ISBN-13: 9780486439921

Edition: 2005

Authors: Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack, John Haynes Holmes

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Assembled with skill and sensitivity by social activist Homer A. Jack, this selection of brief and incisive quotations range from religion and theology, personal and social ethics, service, and international and political affairs, to the family, education, culture, indian problems, and Gandhi's most original concept, satyagraha — group nonviolent direct action.

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Glossary of Indian Terms



Religion


Religion


Atheism


Tolerance


Conversion


Scriptures


Hinduism


Christianity



Theology


God


Man and Human Nature


Prayer


Worship


Salvation


Confession


Death


Immortality


Faith


Reason


Free Will


Good and Evil



Personal Ethics


Morality


Honesty


Humility


Silence


Friendship


Fearlessness


Determination


Resolution


Restraint


Simplicity


Health


Diet


Fasting


Experimentation


Continence (Brahmacharya)



Social Ethics


Love


Truth


Justice


Reverence for Life


Non-possession and Poverty


Body Labor



Service


Reform


Leadership


Identification with Poor


Organizational Work


Organizational Financing



Satyagraha


Origins


Means and Ends


Sacrifice


Suffering


Fasting


Imprisonment


The Opponent


Non-cooperation


Civil Disobedience


Non-violence (Ahimsa)


Violence and Hate (Himsa)


Methodology



International Affairs


Great Britain and the British


The United States


Soviet Russia and Communism


Germany and Hitler


World War II


War


War Resistance


World Government



Political Affairs


Democracy


Freedom


Civil Liberties


Racial Discrimination


Economic Justice


Labor


Class Struggle


Machines and Industrialization


Socialism


Prohibition



The Family


Women


Marriage


Birth Control


Prostitution


Parenthood



Education


Theory


The Child


The Student


The Teacher


The Curriculum


Religious Education


Crime



Culture and the Professions


East vs. West


Western Culture


Languages


The Arts


The Press


The Law and Lawyers


Science


History



Indian Problems


India


Independence (Swaraj)


Home Industry (Swadeshi)


Vernacular vs. English


Villages and Agriculture


Untouchability


Caste (Varna)


Family Affairs


Guru


Communal Unity


Pakistan


Missionaries



About Himself


Religious Faith


Family Relations


Western Ways


Health Habits


Jail Experiences


Under Discrimination


Titles


Consistency


Limitations


Mission


Assassination


Biographical Chronology


Bibliography



The Major Works by Gandhi in English



Collections of Gandhi's Writings in English



Selected Writings about Gandhi's Life and Teachings


Sources


Index of Topics