Spiritually, compulsory disarmament has made us unmanly, and the presence of an alien army of occupation, employed with deadly effect to crush in us the spirit of resistance, has made us think we cannot look after ourselves or put up a defense against foreign aggression, or even defend our homes and families.

It is the function of God Rama to destroy evil, wherever it occurs and it is equally the function of God Rama to give to his devotees like Bibhishana a free charter of irrevocable self-government.

I cannot give active support in the war effort without denying a life-time of practice.

My greatest weapon is mute prayer.

It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I do not regard flesh-food as necessary at any stage

To my mind, Swaraj based on nonviolence is the fulfillment of the constructive programme.

We Hindus and Mohamedans would have to blame our folly rather than the English, if we allowed them to put us asunder.