Such expression is impossible in a cramped atmosphere. As I have no desire to offer civil disobedience I cannot write freely. As the author of satyagraha I cannot, consistently with my profession, suppress the vital part of myself for the sake of being able to write on permissible subjects. ... It would be like dealing with the trunk without the head.
Mahatma GandhiIt is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, rules us we would have become extinct long ago. And yet, the tragedy of it is that the so-called civilised men and nations conduct themselves as if the basis of society was violence.
Mahatma GandhiA votary of ahimsa always prays for ultimate deliverance from the bondage of the flesh.
Mahatma GandhiThe knowledge of the omnipresence of God also means respect for the lives even of those who may be called opponents.
Mahatma Gandhi