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I think it is befitting that a book be compiled which will show something of the great esteem in which Americans held the great Mahatma Gandhi.

He was one of the outstanding citizens of the world who believed that the word is mightier than the sword—that good can overcome evil.

Because we lived in his time, makes it hard to properly evaluate his greatness, but I am sure that the passing centuries will elevate him to a fine and definite rank among the half dozen greatest men who ever lived.

Governor James E. Folsom, State of Alabama.

The assassination of Gandhi is a world tragedy because it deprives his millions of followers of the spiritual leadership which he has given them through the years. It removes from the world by cowardly act a powerful force for world peace. Gandhi was essentially a man of peace and