<P> Gandhi thought it necessary to evolve a mechanism to achieve the twin objectives of empowering the people and' empowering' the state . It was for this that he developed the two pronged strategy of resistance (to the state) and reconstruction (through voluntary and participatory social action). </P> <P> Although the word "Swaraj" means self - rule, Gandhi gave it the content of an integral revolution that encompasses all spheres of life: "At the individual level Swaraj is vitally connected with the capacity for dispassionate self - assessment, ceaseless self - purification and growing self - reliance ." Politically, swaraj is self - government and not good government (for Gandhi, good government is no substitute for self - government) and it means a continuous effort to be independent of government control, whether it is foreign government or whether it is national . In other words, it is sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority . Economically, Swaraj means full economic freedom for the toiling millions . And in its fullest sense, Swaraj is much more than freedom from all restraints, it is self - rule, self - restraint, and could be equated with moksha or salvation . </P> <P> Adopting Swaraj means implementing a system whereby the state machinery is virtually nil, and the real power directly resides in the hands of people . Gandhi said: "Power resides in the people, they can use it at any time ." This philosophy rests inside an individual who has to learn to be master of his own self and spreads upwards to the level of his community which must be dependent only on itself . Gandhi said: "In such a state (where swaraj is achieved) everyone is his own ruler . He rules himself in such a manner that he is never a hindrance to his neighbour ." He summarised the core principle like this: "It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves ." </P> <P> Gandhi explained his vision in 1946: </P>

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