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I never observed silence till I was hanged.

— Nathuram Godse

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And the more the Mahatma condemned the use of force in the country’s battle for freedom, the more popular it became.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

Please, see to it that mercy is not imposed on me. I want to show that through me, Gandhiji’s non-violence is being hanged.

He has proved to be the Father of Pakistan.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

Had this act not been done by me, of course it would have been better for me. But circumstances were beyond my control.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

I never took a vow of celibacy as I was already practising celibacy. (Godse referring to Gandhi's diktat of advocating celibacy even to newlyweds)

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To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox New Thought Pastels (1913)

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

George Eliot

There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.

Benedict of Nursia

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?

Federico Fellini I'm a Born Liar (2003)

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