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I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal for which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if need be, it is an ideal for which I'm prepared to die.

Epigram: A short, clever, and often witty statement or poem.

Pariahs: People who are socially rejected or outcasts.

Paupers: Very poor people, often dependent on charity.

Ahimsa=Sacredness of all beings, non violence

Hartals = General Shutdowns

Gandhi wrote the viceroy and said "On bended knee I asked for bread, and you gave me stone instead"

Gandhi used his traditional cloth and language to oppose British rule.