Indeed the very word, nonviolence, a negative word, means that it is an effort to abandon the violence that is inevitable in life.

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

Roving dogs do not indicate the civilisation or compassion of the society. They betray on the country the ignorance and lethargy of its members.

Mother cow expects from us nothing but grass and grain.

Let us remember that we are all Indians eating Indian grain and salt, and living on the dumb Indian masses.

Retreat itself is often a plan of resistance and may be a precursor of great bravery and sacrifice. Every retreat is not cowardice which implies fear to die.

I believe all war to be wholly wrong.