The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

Men like me feel that untouchability is no integral part of Hinduism, it is an excrescence.

Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive. It requires strength, and there is nothing automatic or intuitive about the resoluteness required for using non-violent methods in political struggle and the quest for Truth.

It took Britain half the resources of the planet to achieve its prosperity; how many planets will a country like India require?

I have described Swaraj as Ramarajya and Ramarajya is an impossibility unless we have thousands of Sitas.

God has been described by all the scriptures of the world as protector and saviour of the sinner.