Political leader and activist revered as a nonviolent leader of Indian independence. He studied law in England, then spent several years in South Africa defending the rights of immigrants. He returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress. He urged nonviolence and civil disobedience as a means to independence, with public acts of defiance that resulted in his incarceration several times. In 1947 he participated in the postwar negotiations that led to Indian independence. He was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic in 1948. He is sometimes compared with fellow humanitarians Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mother Theresa. AQS on a 6.25 x 3.75 beige album page. Gandhi writes in fountain pen, “Truth at any cost. M. K. Gandhi, Monte Mario, Rome. 12/31/31.” Signed underneath by Gandhi’s private secretary Mahadev Desai and Gandhi’s disciple Mira. An identical size album page is affixed to the reverse, bearing an AQS from Gandhi’s friend and disciple Franziska Standenath, “The law of love is the law of life; The law of life is the law of truth and of God.” Gandhi was on the way home from the Roundtable Conference in London, and planned to see the Pope - who, however, had no time for the simply dressed Mahatma. In fine condition, with a small postage stamp affixed to left of Gandhi’s quote and a bit of light soiling. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
