For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

I do believe that ideas ripen quickly when nourished by the blood of martyrs.

A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

Swaraj means even under dominion status a capacity to declare independence at will.

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

If we are nonviolent through and through, our nonviolence would have been self-evident.

If we were strong, self-respecting and not susceptible to frightfulness, the foreign rulers would have been powerless for mischief.