They missed the Marquis de Sade by weeks. He was moved from
the Bastille to the Charenton lunatic asylum in 1789, after having
incited the crowds outside his window in the impregnable fort.
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Gandhi, Mahatma
Many myths abound about Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand known as Mahatma
"Great Souled") Gandhi (1869-1948).
He was NOT born to a poor Indian family. His father was dewan (chief
minister) of Porbandar, the capital of a small principality in Gujarat
in western India under British suzerainty. He later became dewan of
Rajkot.
He married at the age of 13 and was a mediocre student. In his
adolescence he defied his repressive environment by petty thieving,
meat eating, smoking, and professed atheism.
Until the age of 18 He spoke very little English. His main language
was Gujarati.
He wanted to be a medical doctor - more precisely, a surgeon. His
family forced his to study law.
His first political activity was as a member of the executive
committee of the London Vegetarian Society.
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