Nonviolence means an ocean of compassion. It means shedding from us every trace of ill will for others. It does not mean abjectness or timidity, or fleeing in fear. It means, on the contrary, firmness of mind and courage, a resolute spirit.

I believe all war to be wholly wrong.

Cow-protection can only be secured by cultivating universal friendliness, i.e. ahimsa.

I believe that cunning is not only morally wrong but also politically expedient, and have therefore always discountenanced its use even from the practical standpoint.

It is my unshakable belief that India's destiny is to deliver the message of nonviolence to mankind.

The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

Only my death will determine whether I am 'Mohamed Gandhi', Jinnah's slave, destroyer of the Hindu religion or its servant and protector.