Democracy is a great institution and, therefore, it is liable to be greatly abused.

Without a belief in my programme and without an acceptance of my condition, you will ruin me, ruin yourselves and ruin the cause.

Before [Hindus and Moslems] dare think of freedom, they must be brave enough to love one another, to tolerate one another's religion, even prejudices and superstitions, and to trust one another. This requires faith in oneself.

The only things that separates us from the brute, with which we have so much in common, is the capacity to distinguish between right and wrong.

One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable.

No empire intoxicated with the red wine of power and the plunder of weaker races has yet lived long in this world.

I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage.