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Few people in this world have ever had as much of an effect on our world as Mohandas Gandhi, he was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar, West India. He became one of the most respected, spiritual and political leaders of the 1900's. Mohandas Gandhi even received a name of Mahatma, which means “soul force” and “Satyagraha” which means "holding onto truth." He started his career as an outstanding lawyer in South Africa; Gandhi gave …

…taught us that we can all live in harmony and peace if we all just peacefully deal with our problems and tensions. He said that the most effective way of solving problems is by peace, since violence just leads to more violence and hatred. I hope in the future we can achieve this goal of peace and harmony throughout the world if we just open our eyes and see what a great person Gandhi was!