Mahatma Gandhi, his life, writings and speeches/Sir P. M. Mehta
By SIR P. M. MEHTA
Mr. Gandhi was a great believer in reason and in argument. He called him an unpractical man, and with all the admiration he had for Mr. Gandhi he disagreed with him on this point. He asked for too little (Laughter). If he had asked for the full rights of every Indian for access to the British dominions and had stuck to the full demand he might have got something, (Laughter). It was a great blunder, but it showed the reasonable character of the campaign led. by Mr. Gandhi. He was again at the old game. What was the result? No one would listen to him, and still Indians in South Africa were asked to practice moderation!