Gandhi
Not perfect, focused on racial discrimination of Indians but ignored that of Africans
This may have changed as he grew to be older
Recruited people for WWI
Goes against his image as a person of non-violence
Satyagraha - non-violent resistance
Winning 'hate with love'
Fast to the death
Truthfulness, temperance, chastity and vegetarianism
Silent Force
Soul force
Suffering as a means to an end
Mahatma
Great soul
He ended up doing so much and changed the world just by the power of his ethics
Corresponded with Tolstoy and with Einstein
Willingness to suffer and make huge sacrifices for something that you believe in
Starving himself to death is a form of violence?
Not afraid of the British, he was afraid of the dark and always slept with a light burning by his bedside
Gandhi believed that non-violence and civil disobedience could be effective anywhere, anytime. He even thought it could work against the Nazis
Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.
He pioneered the successful use of non-violence as a means of combating a great power
Ready to go to prison or to die
Presentation plan
Introduction and history
What made him a great leader?
Extremely shy teenager and had to go to public speaking group in London to get over this in order to become a barrister
Not a saint, complex character
What made him a great leader?
Willingness to share in the suffering of his followers
Ready to go to prison or die, great sacrifice
Enormous empathy for the plight of his people
Unwavering and strong vision
Leading by example, practicing what he preached
Never taking the easy route
Spun his own clothes
Extreme self discipline
Ardent vegetarian his whole life
He resorted to simple and poor living just like millions in his own country, this made them feel like he was just one of them
When your concerns grow beyond yourself to encompass a greater cause
Non-violence was as old as millenia, yet Gandhi pioneered it as a political force