Nowhere in the world would you find such skeletons of cows and bullocks as you do in our cow-worshipping India.

Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher laws - to the strength of the spirit.

A nonviolent warrior knows no leaving the battle. He rushes into the mouth of himsa, never even once harbouring an evil thought.

I have discovered that man is superior to the system he propounds.

The spinning wheel for us is the foundation for all public corporate life.

Khadi service, village service and Harijan service are one in reality, though three in name.

Far better than emasculation would be the bravery of those who use physical force. Far better than cowardice would be meeting one's death fighting.