Non-co-operation is protest against an unwitting and unwilling participation in evil.

It is better to resist oppression by violent means than to submit, but it is best of all to resist by nonviolent means.

Even a little untruth destroys a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.

Withholding of payment of taxes is one of the quickest methods of overthrowing a government.

Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time.

I must rebel against the idea that millions of Indians, who were Hindus, the other day, changed their nationality on adopting Islam as their religion.

Nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger... . Between violence and cowardly flight I can only prefer violence to cowardice.