I will not have the power of nonviolence to be underestimated in order to cover my limitations or weaknesses.

The earth has everything for all human needs, but nothing for his greed.

A nonviolent warrior knows no leaving the battle. He rushes into the mouth of himsa, never even once harbouring an evil thought.

Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power is gone.

My life is an indivisible whole, and all my attitudes run into one another; and they all have their rise in my insatiable love for mankind.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

Khaddar delivers the poor from the bonds of the rich and creates a moral and spiritual bond between the classes and the masses.