Первое письмо М. Ганди к А. Гитлеру
As at Wardha,
C. P.,
23-7-’39
Dear friend,
Friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their request, because of the feeling that any letter from me would be an impertinence. Something tells me that I must not calculate and that I must make my appeal for whatever it may be worth.
It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to a savage state. Must you pay that price for an object however worthy it may appear to you to be? Will you listen to the appeal of one who has deliberately shunned the method of war not without considerable success? Any way I anticipate your forgiveness, if I have erred in writing to you.
I remain,
Your sincere friend
M. K. Gandhi
HERR HITLER
BERLIN
GERMANY.
Вардха
23 июля 1939
Господину Гитлеру, Берлин, Германия
Дорогой друг,
друзья побуждают меня написать Вам для блага всего человечества. Но я не соглашался выполнить их просьбу, потому что чувствовал, что любое письмо от меня было бы дерзостью. Но сейчас что-то подсказывает мне, что я не должен просчитывать последствия, и мне следует обратиться к Вам, чего бы это мне ни стоило.
Очевидно, что на сегодняшний день Вы являетесь единственным человеком в мире, способным предотвратить войну, которая может низвести человечество до состояния дикости. Стоит ли платить такую цену за достижение цели, какой бы значимой она ни казалась? Может быть, вы прислушаетесь к призыву человека, который сознательно отверг войну как метод, добившись при этом значительных успехов [в своем деле]? В любом случае, прошу прощения, если мое письмо к Вам было ошибкой.
Искренне ваш
М. К. Ганди“
As at Wardha,
C. P.,
23-7-’39
Dear friend,
Friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their request, because of the feeling that any letter from me would be an impertinence. Something tells me that I must not calculate and that I must make my appeal for whatever it may be worth.
It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to a savage state. Must you pay that price for an object however worthy it may appear to you to be? Will you listen to the appeal of one who has deliberately shunned the method of war not without considerable success? Any way I anticipate your forgiveness, if I have erred in writing to you.
I remain,
Your sincere friend
M. K. Gandhi
HERR HITLER
BERLIN
GERMANY.
Вардха
23 июля 1939
Господину Гитлеру, Берлин, Германия
Дорогой друг,
друзья побуждают меня написать Вам для блага всего человечества. Но я не соглашался выполнить их просьбу, потому что чувствовал, что любое письмо от меня было бы дерзостью. Но сейчас что-то подсказывает мне, что я не должен просчитывать последствия, и мне следует обратиться к Вам, чего бы это мне ни стоило.
Очевидно, что на сегодняшний день Вы являетесь единственным человеком в мире, способным предотвратить войну, которая может низвести человечество до состояния дикости. Стоит ли платить такую цену за достижение цели, какой бы значимой она ни казалась? Может быть, вы прислушаетесь к призыву человека, который сознательно отверг войну как метод, добившись при этом значительных успехов [в своем деле]? В любом случае, прошу прощения, если мое письмо к Вам было ошибкой.
Искренне ваш
М. К. Ганди“
M. Gandhi's first letter to A. Hitler
As at Wardha,
C. P.,
23-7-'39
Dear friend,
Friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their request, because of the feeling that any letter from me would be an impertinence. Something tells me that I must not calculate and that I must make my appeal for whatever it may be worth.
It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to a savage state. Must you pay that price for an object however worthy it may appear to you to be? Will you listen to the appeal of one who has deliberately shunned the method of war not without considerable success? Any way I anticipate your forgiveness, if I have erred in writing to you.
I remain,
Your sincere friend
M. K. Gandhi
HERR HITLER
BERLIN
GERMANY.
Wardha
July 23, 1939
To Mr. Hitler, Berlin, Germany
Dear friend,
friends urge me to write to you for the benefit of all mankind. But I did not agree to comply with their request, because I felt that any letter from me would be insolence. But now something tells me that I should not calculate the consequences, and I should turn to you, whatever the cost.
It is obvious that today you are the only person in the world capable of preventing a war that can bring humanity to a state of savagery. Is it worth paying such a price to achieve a goal, no matter how significant it may seem? Maybe you will heed the call of a person who deliberately rejected war as a method, while achieving significant success [in his business]? In any case, I apologize if my letter to you was a mistake.
Yours sincerely
M. K. Gandhi “
As at Wardha,
C. P.,
23-7-'39
Dear friend,
Friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their request, because of the feeling that any letter from me would be an impertinence. Something tells me that I must not calculate and that I must make my appeal for whatever it may be worth.
It is quite clear that you are today the one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to a savage state. Must you pay that price for an object however worthy it may appear to you to be? Will you listen to the appeal of one who has deliberately shunned the method of war not without considerable success? Any way I anticipate your forgiveness, if I have erred in writing to you.
I remain,
Your sincere friend
M. K. Gandhi
HERR HITLER
BERLIN
GERMANY.
Wardha
July 23, 1939
To Mr. Hitler, Berlin, Germany
Dear friend,
friends urge me to write to you for the benefit of all mankind. But I did not agree to comply with their request, because I felt that any letter from me would be insolence. But now something tells me that I should not calculate the consequences, and I should turn to you, whatever the cost.
It is obvious that today you are the only person in the world capable of preventing a war that can bring humanity to a state of savagery. Is it worth paying such a price to achieve a goal, no matter how significant it may seem? Maybe you will heed the call of a person who deliberately rejected war as a method, while achieving significant success [in his business]? In any case, I apologize if my letter to you was a mistake.
Yours sincerely
M. K. Gandhi “
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