Nothing in the Shastras, which is capable of being reasoned, can stand if it is in conflict with reason.

Nonviolence is not merely a personal virtue. It is also a social virtue to be cultivated like other virtues.

My own veneration for other faiths is the same as that for my own faith; therefore no thought of conversion is possible

Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.

That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian purposes is undoubtedly within the realm of possibility. ... An incendiary uses fire for his destructive and nefarious purpose, a housewife makes daily use of it in preparing nourishing food for mankind.

Though violence is not lawful, when it is offered in self-defense or for the defense of the defenseless, it is an act of bravery far better than cowardly submission. The latter befits neither man nor woman. Under violence, there are many stages and varieties of bravery. Every man must judge this for himself. No other person can or has the right.

The world cannot be successfully fooled for all time.