They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me. Then they will have my dead body, but not my obedience.

A man cannot serve God and Mammon, nor be "temperate and furious" at the same time.

To get Swaraj is to get rid of our helplessness.

I am not anti-English, I am not anti-British, I am not anti-any Government, but I am anti-untruth, anti-humbug and anti-injustice.

With every true friendship we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests. Thought by thought and act by act, with every breath we build more firmly the kingdom of non-violence that is the true home of the spirit of humanity.

To prevent the workers from going to their work by standing in front of them is pure violence and must be given up.

I care so deeply about this matter that I'm willing to take on the legal penalties, to sit in this prison cell, to sacrifice my freedom, in order to show you how deeply I care. Because when you see the depth of my concern, and how civil I am in going about this, you're bound to change your mind about me, to abandon your rigid, unjust position, and to let me help you see the truth of my cause.