"Peace will not come out of a clash of arms..."

Jan. 23, 2012 - PRLog -- In last week's look at the great Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and in delving into his inspiration for peaceful protests, we found Dr. King's example mirrored that of Mahatma Gandhi, the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement.

Gandhi pioneered the use of non-violent resistance through mass civil disobedience used to fight for civil rights and freedom for the Indian people. His civil rights movement in South Africa included helping to organize peasants, farmers and urban laborers in protesting excessive land tax and discrimination.

As the leader of the Indian National Congress, he led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, ending "untouchability", increasing economic self-reliance and most importantly, for India to gain independence from foreign domination.

Gandhi was imprisoned many times and for many years both in South Africa and India, yet he strove to practice non-violence and honesty in everything he did and called upon all to do the same.

While there are many great quotes from this great leader, we chose to focus on this particular quote reminding us that peace is not achieved through violence.

"Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

One must ask the question: Can we achieve peace without war? Both Dr. King and Gandhi did and succeeded but also paid with their lives in the process. In their pursuit of peace, they were themselves victims of violence.

Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948 leaving behind a legacy of non-violence through his example. He was mimicked by Dr. King and many other great leaders and public figures like John Lennon, Nelson Mandela, Al Gore and our very own president, Barack Obama have publicly acknowledged Ghandi's influence on them.

Vision-Strike-Wear.Com dedicates this month to these great leaders of non-violence, equality and civil rights of all men. Imagine what a world we would live in if we all practiced peace with one another. But we know the world we live in, and we have our men and women fighting for our rights against enemies that know no peace. For this we thank you and support you. You are not forgotten.  May you return to us safely.

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