There must be power in the word of a satyagraha general, not the power that the possession of limitless arms gives, but the power that purifies life which strict vigilance and a ceaseless application produce.

Destruction of the churches and the like is not the way to Swaraj as defined by the Congress.

I believe in conversion of mankind, not its destruction.

A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child.

The alphabet of ahimsa is best learnt in domestic school and I can say from experience that if we secure success there, we are sure to do so everywhere else.

I hold that the world is sick of armed rebellions.

It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man.