". . .And Then There Were None" Rating: Five Planets
by Eric Frank Russell  
pub. 1951  
collected in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. IIA  
   
   
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An Earth delegation comes to a long-settled planet to organize its government. They encounter a people--the Gands--who live in complete freedom and rely on a system of trading obligations.

Soldiers on shore leave discover that the Gands live by the motto "Freedom--I Won't."

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Atom BulletThe Gands take their name from Mahatma Gandhi who led the Indian people in their struggle for independence from the British.

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Atom Bullet Explain the connection between the teachings of Gandhi and the philosophy of the Gands.
Atom BulletWhat is the weapon created by Gandhi?

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