Men in prison are "civilly dead" and have no claim to any say in policy.

Obedience to the law of bread labour will bring about a silent revolution in the structure of society.

The Swaraj of my dream is the poor man's Swaraj.

I shall despair when I despair of myself, of God and humanity.

I would beseech you not only to be pure beyond suspicion but I would ask you to combine with stainless purity, great wisdom and great ability.

It 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.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. There is nothing more potent than thought. Deed follows word and word follows thought. The word is the result of a mighty thought, and where the thought is mighty and pure the result is always mighty and pure.