I look upon an increase in the power of the State with the greatest fear because, although while apparently doing good by minimizing exploitation, it does the greatest harm to mankind by destroying individuality which lies at the heart of all progress.

Real non-co-operation is non-co-operation with evil and not with the evil-doer.

None, while in flesh, can be entirely free from himsa, because one never completely renounces the will to live.

India has the right, if she only knew, of becoming the predominant partner by reason of her numbers, geographical position and culture inherited for ages.

The first condition of nonviolence is justice all round, in every department of life.

It would be a blunder of the first magnitude for the British to be a party, in any way whatsoever, to the division of India.

The avowed policy of non-co-operation has been not to make political use of the disputes between labour and capital.