You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist [Mahatma Gandhi]

Letter (1947-08-29) to Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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Quoted in Louis Fischer, Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World, ch. 31 (1954)