Had we adopted non-violence as the weapon of the strong, because we realised that it was more effective than any other weapon, in fact the mightiest force in the world, we would have made use of its full potency and not have discarded it as soon as the fight against the British was over or we were in a position to wield conventional weapons. But as I have already said, we adopted it out of our helplessness. If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

Labour has its unique place in a cultured human family.

Facts we would always place before our readers, whether they are palatable or not, and it is by placing them constantly before the public in their nakedness that the misunderstanding between the two communities in South Africa can be removed.

Nonviolent nationalism is a necessary condition of corporate or civilized life.

Hinduism has become a conservative religion and, therefore, a mighty force because of the swadeshi spirit underlying it.

I find a solace a in the Bhagavadgita and Upanishads that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount.

A country whose culture is based on nonviolence will find it necessary to have every home as much self-contained as possible.