Word: ghandi
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...attributed the success of the movement to the tremendous personality of its leader, Mahatma Ghandi. "I'm not a very religious man," he said, "but most of the religion I know came from my long walks with Ghandi...
Seeger's political ideas--they are too simple and undeveloped to be called doctrine--derive from these ideals. He will quote a poignant phrase from Ghandi and then sing We Shall Overcome, which has become closely connected with the integration sit-in movement. Or he will read a poem of Frost about human dignity and play Banks of Marble, which wonders about social injustice: "I have seen the weary miner scrubbing coal-dust from his back, I have heard his children crying 'got no coal to heat our shacks.'" This is the heart of Seeger's politics, not views...
Through his innumerable visits to various parts of the world, through his good-will missions, lectures, and interpretations of the spirit of Hinduism, Radhakrishnan has inspired enormous friendship for his country. Along with Tagore and Ghandi, he has greatly contributed to a clearer understanding of India and her religions, especially Hinduism; he has also clarified Hinduism's view of other religions. By stressing the importance of spirit and religion in the midst of the equally important Indian emphasis on secular and scientific accomplishments, Radhakrishnan has been instrumental in increasing the prestige of his nation...