Disobedience to be civil has to be open and nonviolent.

Virtue lies in being absorbed in one's prayers in the presence of din and noise.

When there is no desire for fruit, there is also no temptation for untruth or himsa.

God makes crooked straight for us and sets things right when they seem to go dead wrong.

To bear all kinds of tortures without a murmur of resentment is not possible for a human being without the strength that comes from God.

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.

The nation's non-co-operation is an invitation to the Government to co-operate with it on its own terms, as is every nation's right and every good government's duty.