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- Author's profession: Theologian
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: January 14, 1875
- Died: September 4, 1965
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Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being. Without interrelation with society he cannot realize his oneness with the universe or suppress his egotism. His social interdependence enables him to test his faith and to prove himself on the touchstone of reality.
Mahatma Gandhi
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