I desire no honour if I have to conceal my religious beliefs in order to have it.

Democracy demands patient instruction on it before legislation.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

The British Government in India constitutes a struggle between modern civilization, which is the Kingdom of Satan, and the ancient civilization, which is the Kingdom of God.

Nonviolence is a universal principle and its operation is not limited by a hostile environment.

A nonviolent life is an act of self-examination and self-purification, whether by an individual, group or nation.

I cannot imagine anything nobler or more national than that for, say, one hour in the day we should all do the labor the poor must do, and thus identify ourselves with them and through them, with all mankind.