In the march towards Truth, anger, selfishness, hatred, etc., naturally give way, for otherwise Truth would be impossible to attain. A man who is swayed by passions may have good enough intentions, may be truthful in word, but he will never find the Truth.

No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators.

All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error.

To practice nonviolence in mundane matters is to know its true value.

I like their Christ, but I don't like their Christians.

If a man voluntarily allows himself to be crushed, he yields the oil of moral energy which sustains the world.

The science of nonviolence can alone lead one to pure democracy.