There were three things about Gandhi, King told his Dexter congregation the day after his return, that were especially commendable. First was his great capacity for self-criticism. Second was his all but total avoidance of material possessions. Third was the “absolute self-discipline” that Gandhi had exhibited in his private as well as in his public life, so that “there was no gulf between the private and the public,” King noted in admiration. Gandhi had steadfastly refused to use any of the large amounts of money that people sent him. Once, King remarked, Gandhi had even criticized his wife
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