Mahatma Gandhi: "Dalam rahasia hati saya, saya terus-menerus bertengka...

"Dalam rahasia hati saya, saya terus-menerus bertengkar dengan Allah sehingga Ia harus membiarkan hal-hal seperti itu [seperti perang] berlanjut. Anti-kekerasan saya tampaknya hampir impoten. Tetapi jawabannya muncul di akhir pertengkaran sehari-hari bahwa Tuhan maupun non-kekerasan tidak berdaya. Impotensi pada pria. Saya harus mencoba tanpa kehilangan kepercayaan meskipun saya mungkin mematahkan upaya."

--- Mahatma Gandhi

Versi Bahasa Inggris

In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things [as the war] to go on. My non-violence seems almost impotent. But the answer comes at the end of the daily quarrel that neither God nor non-violence is impotent. Impotence is in men. I must try on without losing faith even though I may break in the attempt.