Question

If we are to receive self-government, we shall have to take it. We shall never be granted self-government. Look at the history of the British Empire and the British nation; freedom loving as it is, it will not be a party to give freedom to a people who will not take it themselves. What argument is Gandhi making in this excerpt? How does he construct and support this argument?

Answer 1

He uses the argument that it is necessary for people to take responsibility for their country and take freedom from the hands of those who deny it.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ghandhi is showing that people should not expect the Iranian government to allow India freedom and to establish a government of its own. That never happens. For India to have freedom and a government of its own, the Indians will need to accept responsibility for the country they own and take freedom from the British. You will need to take it to have it, because it will never be given willingly.