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.

I literally believe in the possibility of a Sudhanva smiling away whilst he was being drowned in boiling oil.

The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.

It amazes me to find an intelligent person who fights against something which he does not at all believe exists.

The world is touched by sacrifice. It does not then discriminate about the merits of a cause. No so God - He is all seeing. He insists on the purity of the cause and on adequate sacrifice thereof.

The cow is the purest type of sub-human life.

The fragrance of religious and spiritual life is much finer and subtler than that of the rose.