A slave- holder, who has decided to abolish slavery, does not consult his slaves whether they desire freedom or not.

Modern civilization has taught us to convert night into day and golden silence into brazen din and noise.

If blood be shed, let it be our own. Let us cultivate the calm courage to die without killing.

Nonviolence requires great patience.

First they ignore you, then they denounce you, and then they say that they knew what you were saying all the time.

Experience convinces me that permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth & violence. Even if my belief is a fond delusion, it will be admitted that it is a fascinating delusion.

I do not want any patronage, as I do not give any. I am a lover of my own liberty, and so I would do nothing to restrict yours. I simply want to please my own conscience which is God.