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 thoughts of the audience to the soul resistance of Indians- versus brute force in south Africa. He insisted that it was completely a mistake to believe that Indians were incapable of lengthened resistance for a principle ; in their fearlessness of suffering they were second to none in the world. Passive resistance had been called a weapon of the weak, but Mr. Gandhi maintained that it required courage higher than that of a soldier on the battlefield, which was often the impulse of the moment ; for passive resistance was continuous and sustained : it meant physical suffering. Some people were inclined to think it too difficult to be carried out to-day, but those who held that idea were not moved by true courage Again referring to Oriental teaching, Mr. Gandhi said that the teaching of the " Lord's Song" was, from the beginning, the necessity of fearlessness. He touched on the question of physical force while insisting that it was not thought of by Indians in the Transvaal. He does does not want to share in liberty for India that is gained by violence and bloodshed, and insists that no country is so capable as India for wielding soul force. Mr. Gandhi did not approve of the militant tactics of the suffragettes for the reason that they were meeting body force with body force, and not using the higher power of soul force .' violence begot violence. He main- tained, too, that the association of Britain and India must be a mutual benefit, if India eschewing violence did not depart from her proud position of be- ing the giver and the teacher of religion, "If the world believes in the existence of the soul/' He said in con- clusion, "it must be recognised that soul force is better than body force: it is the sacred principle of love which moves mountains. On us is the responsibility of living

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