I shall die, but I will not kill.

Of all the superstitions that affect India, none is so great as that a knowledge of the English language is necessary for imbibing ideas of liberty and developing accuracy to thought.

The only way by which you and I can wean orthodox Hindus from their bigotry is by patient argument and correct conduct.

They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one else could possibly reject the law of the final supremacy of brute force.

My freedom from hatred - I would even claim for myself individually, my love - for those who consider themselves to be my enemies, does not make me blind to their faults.

That I want to destroy British imperialism is another matter, but I want to do so by converting those who are associated with it.