The meticulous care for the rights of the least among us is the sin qua non of nonviolence.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.

The one religion is beyond all speech.

Every labourer is worthy of his hire. No country can produce thousands of unpaid whole-time workers.

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.

We have to make truth and non-violence not matters for mere individual practice but for practice by groups and communities and nations. That at any rate is my dream. I shall live and die in trying to realize it. My faith helps me to discover new truths every day.