Violence is force; because Gandhi was aligned with power instead of force, he forbade all use of violence in his cause.4 And because he expressed universal principles (which calibrate at 700), he was able to unite the will of the people. When the will of the people is so united and aligned with universal principles, it is virtually unconquerable. Colonialism (which calibrates at 175) is founded on the self-interest of the ruling country. Gandhi demonstrated, for the world to witness, the power of selflessness versus the force of self-interest.5 (The same principle has also been demonstrated
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