If India adopted the doctrine of love as an active part of her religion and introduced it in her politics, Swaraj would descend upon India from heaven. But I am painfully aware that that event is far off as yet.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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• "A Word of Explanation" in Young India (January 1921)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Mahatma Gandhi" (Quotes, 1920s)
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