1948 - Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist
In remembering the 60th anniversary of his death, let us never forget the words of this ever so wise man,
"Victory achieved through violence is tantamount to defeat as it is only momentary"
Our government could learn a lot from the teachings of Gandhi. To extrapolate his above quote, stability maintained through draconian laws (in other words, the ISA) is tantamount to instability. Sweeping problems under the carpet is only a momentary quick fix. It does nothing to address the underlying cause of the problems.
