Ours is one continual struggle against a degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the Europeans, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir whose occupation is hunting, and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with and, then, pass his life in indolence and nakedness.

It is claimed for satyagraha that it is a complete substitute for violence or war.

Rama Nama should come from the heart. In that event, Rama Nama could become an effective remedy against all ailments. A man who believes in Rama Nama would not make a fetish of the body but would regard it as a means of serving God. And for making it into a fit instrument for that purpose, Rama Nama is the sovereign means. To install Rama Nama in the heart requires infinite patience. It might even take ages. But the effort is worthwhile. Rama Nama cannot come from the heart unless one has cultivated the virtues of truth, honesty and purity within and without.

Nonviolence being the mightiest force in the world and also the most elusive in its working, demands the greatest exercise of faith.

The world cannot be successfully fooled for all time.

The canker has so eaten into the society that in many cases the only meaning of education is a knowledge of English.

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.