Where there is fear there is no religion.

My creed of nonviolence does not favour the punishment of thieves and dacoits and even murderers.

One thing we have endeavoured to observe most scrupulously, namely, never to depart from the strictest facts and, in dealing with the difficult questions that have arisen during the year, we hope that we have used the utmost moderation possible under the circumstances.

It is impossible for me to reconcile myself to the idea of conversion after the style that goes on in India and elsewhere today. It is an error which is perhaps the greatest impediment to the world's progress toward peace. ... Why should a Christian want to convert a Hindu to Christianity? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good or godly man?

Breach of promise is no less an act of insolvency than a refusal to pay one's debt.

Nothing is of a permanent nature.

The movement of nonviolent non-co-operation has nothing in common with the historical struggles for freedom in the West.