Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi, (1869-1948) Leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Quote “Men ... should do their actual living and working in communities ... small enough to permit of genuine self-government and the assumption of personal responsibilities, federated into larger units in such a way that the temptation to abuse great power should not arise. The larger (structurally) a democracy grows, the less becomes the rule of the people and the smaller is the say of individuals and localised groups in dealing with their own destinies. Moreover, love and affection, are essentially personal relationships. Consequently, it is only in small groups that Charity, in the Pauline sense of the word, can manifest itself. Needless to say, the smallness of the group, in no way guarantees the emergence of Charity. In a large undifferentiated group, the possibility does not even exist, for the simple reason that most of its members cannot, in the nature of things, have personal relations with one another.”Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi ~ Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) Leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled IndiaJohn Collier in 'From every Zenith' Bible , Equality , Family , Globalism , Government , Independence , NWO , Power , Republic , Responsibility , Society , Tyranny Ratings and Comments Reply Mystery 4/7/07 how does this have to do with the bible? Reply you're silly 'Mystery' 6/1/07 These are quotes about equality, they don't all have to directly link to the bible to be good quotes, Gandhi's beliefs coincide with those in the bible; this is just a quote explaining how to turn one of his ideas into actions Reply Anonymous 6/27/09 Reply Boog, Wake Forest 8/4/12 Great argument for what our founders tried to do with our Constitution-limited government, starting locally where most of the power over our lives was supposed to reside. Reply Martin Foster, Centurion 3/18/15 Very true. The old adage of divide and conquer has been replaced with combine and rule with impunity. Reply jim, Austin Tx 3/18/15 Reply Gary M Halter, College Station, TC 3/20/15 He needs to read John Locke. Reply E Archer, NYC 3/25/15 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi quote is found in these categories: Bible quotes Equality quotes Family quotes Globalism quotes Government quotes Independence quotes NWO quotes Power quotes Republic quotes Responsibility quotes Society quotes Tyranny quotes About Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Bio of Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Quotations by Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Books by/about Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi videos Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi