Gandhi Imperialism Quotes & Sayings

That I want to destroy British imperialism is another matter, but I want to do so by converting those who are associated with it. — Mahatma Gandhi

Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse. — Mahatma Gandhi

Now, as to the view that this is how anyone who had suffered imperialism or colonialism would behave: no, it's not. Entire countries such as India, were colonized. There's a difference between what's happening in Iraq with the so-called Islamic State's attempted genocide of the Yazidi community and how Gandhi acted in India. Let's take Iraq as a case study and think about it: What does killing the Yazidi population on Mount Sinjar have to do with US foreign policy? What does enforcing headscarves (tents, in fact) on women in Waziristan and Afghanistan, and lashing them, forcing men to grow beards under threat of a whip, chopping off hands, and so forth, have to do with US foreign policy? — Sam Harris

It is simple impertinence for any man, or any body of men, to begin, or to contemplate, reform of the whole world. — Mahatma Gandhi

The greatest menace to the world today is the growing, exploiting, irresponsible imperialism. — Mahatma Gandhi

Imperialism is a negation of God. It does ungodly acts in the name of God. — Mahatma Gandhi