My method is conversion, not coercion, it is self-suffering, not the suffering of the tyrant. I know that method to be infallible.
Mahatma GandhiWe shall dig our own grave if we do not purge ourselves of this curse of untouchability.
Mahatma GandhiFor me popular violence is as much an obstruction in our path as the Government violence.
Mahatma GandhiBy using violence to subjugate one another we are using violence against our own souls.
Mahatma GandhiHow can one be compelled to accept slavery? I simply refuse to do the master's bidding. He may torture me, break my bones to atoms and even kill me. He will then have my dead body, not my obedience. Ultimately, therefore, it is I who am the victor and not he, for he has failed in getting me to do what he wanted done.
Mahatma Gandhi