Is the Philosophy of Peace the way to go?

*This being my first debate arguement, please forgive any mistakes or unclarities I may provide. I will begin by stating that this topic is a rather confusing one for me. For weeks I have periodically debated to myself whether or not Ghandi's life was a life well spent or well wasted, in that he was a constant man of peace. No contempt, no hatred, no anger; or at least if he had any, he never showed it. Nothing but kindness to everyone he met, even the whores, liars and whatnot; maybe they ju...