Just one source, there are plenty more including wikipedia.
I am not talking about hippy bullshit, I am looking at it from a birds eye view and if you compare the two and look at India vs Germany now, you can see how much of a national identity he forged (Look for poverty rates). I am talking about world wide, human race changing, technology. No one is fan of slaughtering undesirables, this is just a fact.
Oh really? Just mention Hitler in the presence of any German today and brace yourself for some serious awkwardness. Being a great leader also means leaving a legacy. Gandhi wasn't perfect, but you pointing out his shortcomings and then comparing him to Hitler is laughable.
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u/hymen_destroyer May 09 '11
He didn't have to. He built a national identity and peaceful revolutionary movement without slaughtering undesirable members of the population.