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Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.

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Mahatma Gandhi
Age: 78 †
Born: 1869
Born: October 2
Died: 1948
Died: January 30
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Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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