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Re:The HB Gary Email That Should Concern Us All (Sockpuppet ... by gruseom on Thursday February 17, 2011 @08:44PM (#2233811)
This statement actually comes from Gandhi's grandson Arun and only goes back to 2001.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi

http://www.google.com/search?q=be+the+change+we+wish+to+see+...

(If anyone can find more, speak up - I only googled for a minute.)

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Re:The HB Gary Email That Should Concern Us All (Sockpuppet ... by rbanffy on Friday February 18, 2011 @09:13AM (#2235436)
Right next to the phrase is a "grandfather Gandhi said". Arun is quoting his grandfather.
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Re:The HB Gary Email That Should Concern Us All (Sockpuppet ... by gruseom on Friday February 18, 2011 @01:17PM (#2236555)
That doesn't count as any record that Gandhi said it, especially if the phrase doesn't appear till 2001.

He's most likely paraphrasing his grandfather, which is fine, but also an example of how famous people get smarter and their words pithier as generations go by.

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Re:The HB Gary Email That Should Concern Us All (Sockpuppet ... by rbanffy on Saturday February 19, 2011 @09:44AM (#2239081)
The grandson claims his grandfather said it. While I agree he was never recorded saying that, I am inclined to believe someone who was probably there when he said it.
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