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

Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed. It has to be pursued even in face of violence raging around you.

The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent.

All my actions have their rise in my inalienable love of mankind.

The incident deepened my feeling for the Indian settlers. I discussed with them the advisability of making a test case, if it were found necessary to do so, after having seen the British Agent in the matter of these regulations.

Our non-co-operation is with the system the English have established in India, with the material civilization and its attendant greed and exploitation of the weak.

All great religions have rightly regarded kama as the arch-enemy of man, anger or hatred coming only in the second place.