In India there is a common saying that the way to Swaraj is through Mandalay.

Though I cannot claim to be a Christian in the sectarian sense, the example of Jesus suffering is a factor in the composition of my undying faith in non-violence which rules all my actions, worldly and temporal.

Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help.

Violence begins with the fork.

We must treat arrest as the normal condition of the life of a non-co-operator.

I will not have the power of nonviolence to be underestimated in order to cover my limitations or weaknesses.

The lower animals are our brethren. I include among them the lion and the tiger. We do not know how to live with these carnivorous beasts and poisonous reptiles because of our ignorance.