I want all people to be Indians first, Indian last and nothing else but Indians.

The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual. This being the situation, it is clear that you cannot develop your personality at all in Hinduism.

Democracy is not a form of government, but a form of social organisation.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.