Unless nonviolence of the strong is really developed among us, there should be no thought of civil disobedience for Swaraj, whether within the states or in British India.

No police officer could compel a satyagrahi to give evidence against a person who has confessed to him. A satyagrahi would never be guilty of a betrayal of trust.

Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights.

Let the villages of the future live in our imagination, so that we might one day come to live in them!

Whomsoever you follow, howsoever great, see to it that you follow the spirit of the master and not imitate him mechanically.