You don't need a gun to be brave....

[Playinghardball]

Found on the Being Liberal Facebook page

[slackmaster]

1. He also said something interesting that is relevant to the topic

"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest." -- Mahatma Gandhi

[morningfog]

3. Of course he was talking about GB depriving India, the nation, of a military.

Different than how I suspect you are trying to use it.

[bongbong]

4. The pro-Precious spin never ends

From the Delicate Flowers.

[hack89]

6. He was referring to the Indian Arms Act of 1878

which made it illegal for Indians to own firearms.

Here is the entire quote in context:

I used to issue leaflets asking people to enlist as recruits. One of the arguments I had used was distasteful to the Commissioner: 'Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look back upon the Act depriving the whole nation of arms as the blackest. If we want the Arms Act to be repealed, if we want to learn the use of arms, here is a golden opportunity. If the middle classes render voluntary help to Government in the hour of its trial, distrust will disappear, and the ban on possessing arms will be withdrawn.'

-- Gandhi, Mohandas K. "Mahatma", An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, tr. Mahadev Desai, Part V., Ch. XXVII

[Hoyt]

5. Different context, but nice try.

[Hoyt]

7. Wow Slack, folks set you straight right here on DU about your use of that quote as far back as 2003.

You have some nerve, or is it a memory issue?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x20002

[DrDan]

2. it is actually just the opposite