A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

If any Englishman dedicated his life to securing the freedom of India, resisting tyranny and serving the land, I should welcome that Englishman as an Indian.

No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.

My knowledge of the letter of the Shastras is better, but of true religion they are able to give me but little.

I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung.

I have pinned my faith to the spinning wheel. On it, I believe, the salvation of this country depends.

Love has more force than a besieging army.