If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.

We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence.

Watches may disagree, but let us not.

Don't talk about it. The rose doesn't have to propagate its perfume. It just gives it forth, and people are drawn to it. Live it, and people will come to see the source of your power.

Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her.

Celibacy is a great help, inasmuch as it enables one to lead a life of full surrender to God.

Religion of our conception, thus imperfect, is always subject to a process of evolution and re-interpretation.