Before [Hindus and Moslems] dare think of freedom, they must be brave enough to love one another, to tolerate one another's religion, even prejudices and superstitions, and to trust one another. This requires faith in oneself.

Democracy is a great institution and, therefore, it is liable to be greatly abused.

My only sanction is the love and affection in which you hold me. But it has its weaknesses, as it has its strengths.

My optimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop nonviolence. . . . In a gentle way you can shake the world.

Swaraj means, a state such that we can maintain our separate existence without the presence of the English.

Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.