Nonviolence is the means, the end for everyone is complete independence.

Now the man on duty used to be changed from time to time. Once one of these men, without giving me the slightest warning, without even asking me to leave the footpath, pushed and kicked me into the street. I was dismayed. Before I could question him as to his behaviour, Mr Coates, who happened to be passing the spot on horseback, hailed me and said: 'Gandhi, I have seen everything. I shall gladly be your witness in court if you proceed against the man. I am very sorry you have been so rudely assaulted.'

I would far rather that Hinduism died than that untouchability lived.

I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.

At the moment the British Common-wealth is a Commonwealth of White nation.

The eternal duel between Ormuzd and Ahriman, God and Satan, is raging in my breast, which is one among their billion battlefields.

Satyagraha is a law for universal application. Beginning with the family, its use can be extended to every other circle.