Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.

The principle of majority does not work when differences on fundamentals are involved.

Truth is as hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.

Wherever flaxseeds become a regular food item among the people, there will be better health.

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.

Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain.