There were no secrets between us. for the movement is best described by his call to Do or Die. 5. If, therefore, there is any among you who has lost faith in Ahimsa or is wearied of it, let him not vote for this resolution. For the last twenty years we have tried to learn not to lose courage even when we are in a hopeless minority and are laughed at. Quit India Speech by Mahatma Gandhi. The power, when it comes, will belong to the people of India, and it will be for them to decide to whom it placed in the entrusted. In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. May be that the reins will be placed in the hands of the Parsis, for instance-as I would love to see happen-or they may be handed to some others whose names are not heard in the Congress today. In a violent struggle, a successful general has been often known to effect a military coup and to set up a dictatorship. But it is my conviction that inasmuch as these struggles were fought with the weapon of violence they failed to realize the democratic ideal. 1 / 7. If you can exercise it, under the glow of freedom what seems impossible, today, will become possible tomorrow. If not, do not ask me to wait until after the war. He called for determined, but passive resistance that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement is best described by his call to Do or Die. We exchanged our hearts every day. The father of our nation delivered a historic speech on the 8th of August 1942 at Mumbai’s Gowalia Tank Maidan. I want you to know and feel that there is nothing but purest Ahimsa1 in all that I am saying and doing today. Full text of Mahatma Gandhi's inspiring speech when he launched Quit India movement. His speech … She is an obedient and favourite daughter. Before you discuss the resolution, let me place before you one or two things, I want you to understand two things very clearly and to consider them from the same point of view from which I am placing them before you. Before you discuss the resolution, let me place before you one or two things, I want you to understand two things very clearly and to consider them from the same point of view from which I am placing them before you. The "Quit India" Speeches. The Quit India speech is a speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, on the eve of the Quit India movement. Let me explain my position clearly. August 8, 1942. Updated: 09 Aug 2017, 06:38 PM IST. at Bombay on 8-8-�42 delivered in Hindustani:] Does a creditor ever go to debtor like that? The people make no distinction between British imperialism and the British people. I have known him through Madame Shek who was my interpreter; and though he seemed inscrutable to me, not so Madame Shek; and he allowed me to read his mind through her. God has vouchsafed to me a priceless gift in the weapon of Ahimsa. I will speak against it. To them, the two are one This hatred would even make them welcome the Japanese. D. Sarvarakar, the leader of Hindu Mahasabha directed the Hindus not to participate in the movement. They will be dealing a mortal blow to China and to Russia if they oppose the freedom of non-violent India which is pleading with bended knees for the fulfillment of debt along overdue. Mohandas Gandhi is a cultural icon, both in India and for the peace movement in general. On 8 August 1942, the All India Congress met at the Gwalia Tank Grounds in Bombay (Mumbai) and the proposal of ‘Quit India Movement’ was approved. tonny@rutakirwa.com +44 (0) 748 751 3009 They were its masters. Quit India: Home; Impacts. 2. We cannot evoke the true spirit of sacrifice and velour, so long as we are not free. Once you realize this you will forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims, and think of yourselves as Indians only, engaged in the common struggle for independence. I do not want them to accept non-violence and disarm today. I will have to resist the might of that Empire with the might of the dumb millions with no limit but of nonviolence as policy confined to this struggle. He called for determined, but passive resistance that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement, best described by his call to Do or Die. I attach the same importance to non-violence that I did then. If in the present crisis, when the earth is being scorched by the flames of Himsa2 and crying for deliverance, I failed to make use of the God given talent, God will not forgive me and I shall be judged Whether Lord Linlithgow will bear me out, I do not know, but there is a personal bond between him and myself. About | It is a terrible job to have to offer resistance to a Viceroy with whom I enjoy such relations. Dadabhai and Pherozeshah who had held the Congress India in the palm of their hands became rebels. The speech delivered by Gandhi on 8th August 1942, in Mumbai. Are England and America fighting for the liberty of these races today? Game Zone 1 / 7.