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Power Invariably Elects To Go Into The Hands Of The Strong. That Strength May Be Physical Or Of The Heart Or, If We Do Not Fight Shy Of The Word, Of The Spirit. Strength Of The Heart Connotes Soul-force. Let It Be Remembered That Physical Force Is Transitory, Even As The Body Is Transitory. But The Power Of Spirit Is Permanent Even As The Spirit Is Everlasting.

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Power Invariably Elects To

Mahatma Gandhi

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Power Invariably Elects To Go Into The Hands Of The Strong. That Strength May Be Physical Or Of The Heart Or, If We Do Not Fight Shy Of The Word, Of The Spirit. Strength Of The Heart Connotes Soul-force. Let It Be Remembered That Physical Force Is Transitory, Even As The Body Is Transitory. But The Power Of Spirit Is Permanent Even As The Spirit Is Everlasting.

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