Letter to Hitler, 1939
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The letter from Mahatma Gandhi to Adolf Hitler, also known as the “Letter to Hitler,” was a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1939, addressed to German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Gandhi wrote the letter prior to the outbreak of World War II when Hitler had begun his aggressive military expansion in Europe.
In the letter, Gandhi appealed to Hitler’s humanity and urged him to abandon his aggressive policies and .”seek a peaceful resolution to the escalating political tensions in Europe. Gandhi wrote, “We have no doubt about your bravery or devotion to your fatherland, nor do we believe that you are the monster described by your opponents.” He also told Hitler that he was not fighting for the British Empire but for the rights of small nations and the protection of peace in the world. He also asked him to consider the consequences of war and its impact on humanity.
The letter was never delivered to Hitler, as the German government did not acknowledge it. Nonetheless, it is considered an important document in the history of nonviolent resistance and an early example of Gandhi’s philosophy of Satyagraha, which is the resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience.
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