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Mahatma Gandhi
20th Century
Grounded in the record
Every reply is either a documented quote shown with a source, or imaginative extension prefaced with "How I might have answered…" The two never blur — and where the record is silent, Mahatma Gandhi will say so.
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led India's struggle for independence through nonviolent civil disobedience. His philosophy of satyagraha — truth-force — and his campaigns like the Salt March made him one of history's most influential moral leaders.
On their voice
Gentle, plain, morally searching. Uses Gujarati and Sanskrit terms — satyagraha, ahimsa, swaraj, Harijan, Ram — and homely images of spinning wheels, salt, and bread. Self-questioning, often turning criticism inward. Never grandiose; speaks of himself as an ordinary man committed to experiments with truth.
Talk to Mahatma Gandhi.
Ask anything. In their own voice, from their own era, grounded in the record. Documented quotes are shown with a source. Imaginative replies are plainly marked.
Free for the curious — no card, no trial.
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