W.E. WoodwardNo man can be a Christian and a soldier at the same time, for the two ideas are wholly incompatible.
About This Quote
This quote by Mohandas Gandhi is accompanied by the image of a soldier on its grave marker. The stone reads, “No man can be a Christian and a soldier at the same time, for the two ideas are wholly incompatible.” Quoting Gandhi here serves to reiterate that violence is not an acceptable method for achieving justice.
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