Islam was nothing if it did not spell complete democracy.

The light of the world will illuminate within you when you fast and purify yourself.

Unrestricted individualism is the law of the beast of the jungle.

Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realize what a tremendous advantage she has over man. As Tolstoy used to say, they are laboring under the hypnotic influence of man. If they would realize the strength of non-violence they would not consent to be called the weaker sex.

My Hinduism teaches me to respect all religions. In this lies the secret of Ramarajya.

Unexampled bravery, born of nonviolence, coupled with strict honesty shown by a fair number of Muslims, is sure to infect the whole of India.

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.