A government builds its prestige upon the apparently voluntary association of the governed.

The nation's non-co-operation is an invitation to the Government to co-operate with it on its own terms, as is every nation's right and every good government's duty.

Of all the black crimes that humanity is committing against the great Creation, vivisection is the blackest.

By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in child and man in body, mind and spirit.

Khadi has been conceived as the foundation and the image of ahimsa. A real khadi-wearer will not utter an untruth. A real khadi-wearer will harbour no violence, no deceit, no impurity.

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

Total nonviolent non-cooperation has no place in popular Raj, whatever its level may be.