I must fight unto the death the unholy attempt to impose British methods and British institutions on India.

I do not believe that the spiritual law works on a field of its own. On the contrary, it expresses itself only through the ordinary activities of life. It thus affects the economic, the social and the political fields.

If God holds me to be a pure instrument for the spread of nonviolence in place of the awful violence now ruling the earth, He will give me the strength and show me the way.

God has blessed me with the mission to place nonviolence before the nation for adoption.

The common factor of all religions is nonviolence.

Far better than emasculation would be the bravery of those who use physical force. Far better than cowardice would be meeting one's death fighting.

The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members