A man of truth must ever be confident, if he has also equal need to be diffident.

Nonviolence becomes meaningless if violence is permitted for self-defence.

If India adopted the doctrine of love as an active part of her religion and introduced it in her politics. Swaraj would descend upon India from heaven. But I am painfully aware that that event is far off as yet.

Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy.

That religion and that nation will be blotted out of the face of the earth which pins its faith on injustice, untruth or violence.

My greatest weapon is mute prayer.

Civil disobedience can only lead to strength and purity.