We cannot have real independence unless the people banish the touch-me-not spirit from their hearts.

However much I may sympathise with and admire worthy motives, I am an uncompromising opponent of violent methods even to serve the noblest of causes.

Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used.

You can return blow for blow if you are not brave enough to follow the path of nonviolence.

At the individual level Swaraj is vitally connected with the capacity for dispassionate self-assessment , ceaseless self purification and growing self-reliance.... It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves

The need of the moment is not one religion, but mutual respect and tolerance of the devotees of the different religions.

A satyagrahi, whilst he is ever ready to fight, must be equally eager for peace.