“I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men (sic) in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is evil.”
- Albert Einstein

Einstein’s Letter to Gandhi
September 27, 1931

Respected Mr. Gandhi!

I use the presence of your friend in our home to send you these lines. You have shown, through your works, that it is possible to succeed without violence even with those who have not discarded the method of violence. We may hope that your example will spread beyond the borders of your country and will help to establish an international authority, respected by all, that will take decisions and replace war conflicts.

With sincere admiration,
Yours A. Einstein.
I hope that I will be able to meet you face to face some day.

An Excerpt From Einstein’s Notes
(translated from the German):

Mahatma Gandhi’s life achievement stands unique in political history. He has invented a completely new and humane means for the liberation war of an oppressed country, and practiced it with greatest energy and devotion. The moral influence he had on the consciously thinking human being of the entire civilized world will probably be much more lasting than it seems in our time with its overestimation of brutal violent forces....
We may all be happy and grateful that destiny gifted us with such an enlightened contemporary, a role model for the generations to come.