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.

My optimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop nonviolence. . . . In a gentle way you can shake the world.

I would not sell the vital interests of the untouchables for the sake of winning the freedom of India.

My creed of nonviolence is an extremely active force.

Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.

If we want to impart education best suited to the needs of the villagers, we should take the vidyapith to the villages.

The duty of motherhood, which the vast majority of woman will always undertake, requires the qualities which men need not possess.