Venezuelan Opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is drawing attention on social media for her 2010 posts quoting Mahatma Gandhi. In a post on X from May 2010, Machado wrote in Spanish: “Almost everything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi.” Screenshots of two other tweets from the same year are being widely shared online. Casi todo lo que realice será insignificante, pero es muy importante que lo haga. Mahatma Gandhi — María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) May 2, 2010 “If peace is the law of our existence, the future belongs to the woman. Gandhi,” reads her post. The other reads, “As soon as someone understands that obeying unjust laws is contrary to their human dignity, no tyranny can dominate them. Gandhi.” "En cuanto alguien comprende que obedecer leyes injustas es contrario a su dignidad de hombre, ninguna tiranía puede dominarle" Gandhi — María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) April 14, 2010 Si la paz es la ley de nuestro existir, el futuro pertenece a la mujer. Gandhi. (Para MT) Felicidades a todas!! — María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) March 9, 2010 Incidentally, Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times – in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and just days before his assassination in January 1948 – but never received it. The official website of the Nobel Prize notes that the committee later paid tribute to his legacy; when the Dalai Lama won the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman said it was “in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi”. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday (October 10) to Machado. “As the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s announcement stated. Among the six categories, the Nobel Peace Prize attracts the most global attention. US President Donald Trump, who was actively campaigning for the award, was also nominated by several countries and leaders.
