A nonviolent struggle necessarily involves construction on a small scale. It cannot therefore lead to tamas or darkness or inertia.

A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

Our nonviolence in respect of the Government is a result of our incapacity for effective violence.

Hinduism has made marvelous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit, of the soul. We have no eye for these great and fine discoveries. We are dazzled by the material progress that Western science has made. Ancient India has survived because Hinduism was not developed along material but spiritual lines.

A national spirit is necessary for national existence. A flag is a material aid to the development of such a spirit.