Whilst power, superimposed, always needs the help of the police and the military, power generated from within should have little or no use of them.

Men like me feel that untouchability is no integral part of Hinduism, it is an excrescence.

Satyagraha thrives on repression till at last the repressor is tired of it and the object of satyagraha is gained.

If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation.

Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills.

God forbid that India should ever become a military nation, which would be a menace to the peace of the world, and yet if things went on as they were doing, what hope was there for India and, therefore, for the world?

The one condition for fighting for peace and liberty is to acquire self-restraint.