I still believe that man, not having been given the power of creation, does not posses the right of destroying the meanest creature that lives. The perogative of destruction belongs solely to the Creator of all that lives.

There are unjust laws as there are unjust men.

We must widen the circle of our love till it embraces the whole village; the village in its turn must take into its fold the district, the district the province, and so on until the scope of our love becomes co-terminous with the world.

As the State is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.

God accepts the sacrifice of the pure in heart.

Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.

My heart rebels against any foreigner imposing on my country the peace which is here called Pax-Britannica.