“Taken on the whole, I would believe that Gandhi's views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit... not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in what we believe is evil.”
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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and United Nations radio interview recorded in Einstein's study, Princeton, New Jersey (1950), but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: United Nations radio interview recorded in Einstein's study, Princeton, New Jersey (1950)
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