{"product_id":"be-the-change-gandhi-philosophy-tumbler","title":"Be The Change — Gandhi Philosophy Tumbler","description":"\u003cp\u003eGandhi never wrote the exact phrase — it crystallized sometime in the 1970s or 80s, a paraphrase so good it outlived its origins. What he did write, in 1913, was a letter arguing that behavior is more persuasive than argument. The formulation changed. The idea didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWidely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Be the change you wish to see in the world.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Attribution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one can prove Gandhi said this. Scholars have traced the modern phrasing to a Brooklyn schoolteacher named Arleen Lorrance, writing in 1974. What Gandhi wrote — in 1913 — was this: \u003cem\u003e\"If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. We need not wait to see what others do.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClose enough that his family insists it was his. Unverified enough that it belongs to everyone now. The idea is older than the attribution — which is usually how the true ones work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tumbler is for the people who lead by action, not by waiting for someone else to go first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery time you use it, you're reminded: change starts with you. Not tomorrow. Not when conditions are perfect. Now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a cylinder, that vertical line becomes a seam — it wraps with you through the day, the composition moving as the tumbler turns in your hand. The W that folds \u003cem\u003ein the\u003c\/em\u003e into itself completes \u003cem\u003eWorld\u003c\/em\u003e on something you carry out the door. The circle at the base is what it always was: weight, not punctuation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttribution runs vertically along the axis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is built around the same commitment the quote is built around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Tumbler\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel, 20oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-wall vacuum insulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeps drinks cold 24hrs, hot 12hrs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow up before you're asked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHold yourself to a higher standard than you hold anyone else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed the reminder daily, not just when it's convenient\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarry this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMahatma Gandhi, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1869–1948, Gujarat, India — lawyer, independence leader, and the primary architect of nonviolent resistance as a political strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLed the Indian National Congress and the movement that ended British colonial rule in 1947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis method — \u003cem\u003esatyagraha\u003c\/em\u003e, or truth-force — influenced Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and the global civil rights tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 1913, he wrote to a colleague: \"If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change.\" The famous paraphrase came decades later — close enough to be his, different enough to remain disputed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssassinated in January 1948, seven months after Indian independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarry your conviction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40275835912286,"sku":"7226377_15004","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Be_The_Change_Insulated_Tumbler.png?v=1775256761","url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/be-the-change-gandhi-philosophy-tumbler","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}