Philosophy of non-violence first articulated by Gandhi in struggle for Indian independence from Britain. MLK travelled to India, applied non-violence to struggle for civil rights in American South. Best text on n-v is King’s collected speeches & writings: thriftbooks.com/w/a-testamen…

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Love you Marianne but it was not 'first' articulated by Gandhi. He was influenced by Tolstoy, for instance en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolsto…

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Everyone is influenced by everyone. Gandhi also said he was deeply influenced by Thoreau and the American Transcendentalists. But he articulated it as a political philosophy in a way no one else had done before.
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I absolutely love this book. Each page is filled with poetic wisdom. A powerful expression of hope.
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Thanks! I must read this!
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I bought this book several months ago because of your recommendation ... I pick it up every so often ... and no matter where I open it ... he says something remarkable!
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This is one of my favorite books in my collection.
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And in turn, Gandhi heavily inspired by the late writings of Tolstoy
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Meh. Gandhi was an inhibiting factor in India's struggle for independence -- and MLK was far less instrumental in the movement than white people like to think he was. Black folks had guns in the South you better believe.
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I’ve read his books. And I’ve read Malcolm. No movement is ever defined by one man, but it’s interesting how many people are trying to devalue both King & Gandhi now. Makes me wonder who’s behind that...
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