Self-realization is the object of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures.

Our non-co-operation is with the system the English have established in India, with the material civilization and its attendant greed and exploitation of the weak.

If I am true to myself, if I am true to mankind, if I am true to humanity, I must understand all the faults that human flesh is heir to.

If Britain were honest, which I dispute, she would then embrace all nations on terms of equality.

The saving of labour of the individual should be the object and honest humanitarian considerations, and not greed, the motive.

The sacred thread and the tuft of hair without a pure heart and a spirit of toleration do not make a Hindu.

The incident deepened my feeling for the Indian settlers. I discussed with them the advisability of making a test case, if it were found necessary to do so, after having seen the British Agent in the matter of these regulations.