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It was my pleasure to be in India in 1945 and to see the late Mahatma Gandhi and spend some time with his son, Devadas. I can truthfully say that I regard Gandhi as one of the great men our world has produced. His great spiritual and humanitarian qualities have been felt and appreciated all around the world, and I am confident that he and his influence will grow in power and appreciation through the centuries ahead. I am happy for the opportunity to record what I felt about him.

Ralph McGill, Editor, The Atlanta Constitution.

Gandhi will be called a martyr. This is a word of Greek derivation and originally it meant a witness. In this sense it fits Gandhi accurately for his life was his testimony to the truth as he saw it.

The English word, however, has come to mean a man who dies for a cause in which he believes. Gandhi's cause was peace in brotherhood. Though he proved on many occasions that he