Gandhi’s Letter To Adolf Hitler

Hitler almost wiped out an entire race of people, but in this letter pleading with him not to start WWII, Ghandi wrote that he still considered himself Hitler’s “sincere friend”. That takes some serious pacifism.

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Gandhi's Letter To Adolf Hitler
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    • samuelezrac 4 months ago

      Now I think,this letter isn’t very important.All we know the history after the letter.

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    • FireGuyRoy 10 months ago

      Gandhi writes a letter to his pal Hitler… in English? Ooh a Fake? C’mon dummies

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    • Things a T-Rex does 10 months ago

      wait, you could just put herr hitler, berlin, germany and the letter would get there? If the allies knew that imagine what they could’ve sent…..

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    • therblig 10 months ago

      pacifism can be whimsical

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    • misl 10 months ago

      This letter is dated in the year 1939 - way before the world (OR GANDHI) knew the ugly mess the Nazis were planning, doing or were. DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS !!!!! PS: If you are going to talk about an important figure such as Gandhi..PLEASE SPELL HIS NAME RIGHT..you just look even MORE ignorant !!! Thank you.

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    • fredf5 10 months ago

      Indian Ghandi writes to German Hitler in English? Seems a bit odd…

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      This is absolutley possitively 100% FAKE.

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    • jameslas 10 months ago

      OMG Gandhi tried his usual method of not being a dick in his effort to dissuade Hitler from starting WWII? Scandalous!!!

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    • Richard Parker 10 months ago

      M.K. Gandhi was *not* a pacifist. He used civil resistance based on principles of truth and nonviolence, satya and ahimsa, to achieve peace. He would have been the first to admit his imperfections, but he did hold fast to these two ideals. In my opinion, it is harmful to post a letter like this. Our American schools are no longer permitted to provide the depth of knowledge it takes to properly interpret such a letter in its historical context. To put it in unforgivably simplistic terms, Gandhi could not possibly see Hitler and Nazi Germany as we see them now. For a current parallel, how much do you think you know about the situation in Afghanistan? Okay, read this: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/09/120709fa_fact_filkins And that barely scratches the surface. In short, this letter should be interpreted as an example of Gandhi holding fast to his principles while attempting to use his leadership to help the world. If you are shocked in any way by this letter, then it is time to leave this site for a while and do some serious reading.

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