The use of soul-force for turning stones into bread would have been considered, as it is still considered, as black magic.

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

Even if masses of people were to burn khadi publicly and say that it is an insane programme, I will declare that those people have gone mad.

Mass civil disobedience was for the attainment of independence.

Civilizations have come and gone and, in spite of our vaunted progress, I am tempted to ask again and again, 'To what purpose?'

Decency requires that when a programme is approved by the majority, all should carry it out faithfully.

We want to go in for suffering, and there may be torture. If we put the women in front the Government may hesitate to inflict on us all the penalty that they might otherwise inflict.