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“State ………. does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality, which lies at the root of all progress.” — Mahatma Gandhi. Elucidate.

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  • Indian Political Thought

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The line comes from Mahatma Gandhi's interview with the anthropologist Nirmal Kumar Bose (9–10 November 1934), published in The Modern Review in 1935. In full, Gandhi said he looked on any increase in the power of the State with the greatest fear: while apparently doing good by minimizing exploitation, it does the greatest harm by…

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