In the East, as in the West, newspapers are fast becoming people's Bible, Koran, Zend-Avesta and Gita all rolled into one.

The purification required is not of untouchables but of the so-called superior castes.

We are the makers of our own state and...individuals who realize the fact need not, ought not, to wait for collective action.

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

I do believe that ideas ripen quickly when nourished by the blood of martyrs.

I claim to be no more than the average person with less than average ability. I have not the shadow of a doubt that any man or woman can achieve what I have, if he or she would make the same effort and cultivate the same hope and faith.

A person unbound by vows can never be absolutely relied upon.