A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

Khadi is the sun of the village solar system.

Now the man on duty used to be changed from time to time. Once one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street. I was dismayed. Before I could question him as to his behaviour, Mr Coates, who happened to be passing the spot on horseback, hailed me and said: 'Gandhi, I have seen everything. I shall gladly be your witness in court if you proceed against the man. I am very sorry you have been so rudely assaulted.'

Political power means the capacity to regulate national life through national representatives.

Suffering cheerfully endured, ceases to be suffering and is transmuted into an ineffable joy.

Let no one try to justify the glaring difference between the classes and the masses, the prince and the pauper, by saying that the former need more.

Creation of effective public opinion depends on the cultivation of true courage, born of truthfulness and nonviolence.