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NONVIOLENCE
No one did more than Gandhi to wipe out untouchability from our society. If our constitution proudly proclaims the abolition of untouchability, it is largely due to the awakening that Gandhi brought about in the minds of caste Hindus. Ahiṁsā means love for all living beings. Gandhi saw that Ahiṁsā was the only effective mode of interaction between human beings and that it could provide a solution for almost any problem involving human relationships. He demonstrated to the world the strength of man's invincible soul when it was pitted against physical force or military might, of moral values as against material ones, and of service and sacrifice as against selfishness and acquisitiveness. Gandhi taught us the beauty of truth and the sublimity of the human spirit. He evolved the doctrine of trusteeship through which he contemplated the transformation of a capitalist into a socialist society. Gandhi's doctrine of trusteeship does not support capitalism, but instead of crushing capitalists it gives them an opportunity to change their outlook. Gandhi wanted the capitalists to hold their wealth in trust for the people and use it for the good of society and not for personal enjoyment alone.
Gandhi said that man must pursue truth and nonviolence in life, if he wants inner contentment. For Gandhi achieving the end was not the criterion of success. Purity of means was more important than the desirability of the end. He believed that immoral means cannot achieve a moral end. The socio-economic emancipation and moral growth and spiritual regeneration of the individual formed the quintessence
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