The field of research in the doctrine of civil resistance is necessarily limited, as the occasions for civil resistance in a man's life must not be frequent.

A truly nonviolent man would never live to tell the tale of atrocities. He would have laid down his life on the spot in non-violent resistance.

Ahimsa calls for the strength and courage to suffer without retaliation, to receive blows without returning any.

I shall despair when I despair of myself, of God and humanity.

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.

The nonviolent man automatically becomes a servant of God.