Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.

Eye for eye and the world will go blind.

Nonviolence is an active force of the highest order. It is soul force or the power of the godhead within us.

Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.

Under ideal conditions, the barrister and the bhangi (sweeper) should both get the same payment.

To my mind, Swaraj based on nonviolence is the fulfillment of the constructive programme.

My life is dedicated to the service of Indians through the religion of nonviolence which I believe to be the root of Hinduism.