What are the basic values Gandhi Ji stood for
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Gandhi was a deeply moral person and it is difficult to separate his politics from his moral values. He helped popularize the notion of "be the change you want to see," which is another way of saying one should not be afraid to live from a moral center. Gandhi did strongly believe, however, that moral formation needed to precede political action, and based his morals on three principles: the inherent dignity of all people regardless of caste, nonviolence, and speaking truth to power. The concept of Satyagraha or standing firmly in the truth encapsulates these ideas. Gandhi believed that Satyagraha was more powerful than any kind of violence, and he is most remembered for his utter rejection of violence, stating that an eye for an eye leaves both men blind.
Moral formation was so important to Gandhi's vision that when he embarked on his Salt march, an embodiment of his moral principles of standing firmly and nonviolently against injustice, in this case against a tax the British imposed on salt, he initially would only take with him people fully trained in Satyagraha. The black civil rights movement in this country was strongly influenced by Gandhi and its members also spent time in moral formation to overcome natural responses such as hitting back when you are struck. In a world saturated with violence and lies, Gandhi's morals based in nonviolence and truth continue to stand as a challenge to humanity to find its better self.