The science of war leads one to dictatorship, pure and simple. The science of non-violence alone can lead one to pure democracy. Power based on love is thousand times more effective and permanent than power derived from fear of punishment. It is a blasphemy to say non-violence can be practiced only by individuals and never by nations which are composed of individuals. The nearest approach to purest anarchy would be a democracy based on non-violence. A society organized and run on the basis of complete non-violence would be the purest anarchy.

Religion taught us to return good for evil.

What has appealed to me most in Tolstoy's life is that he practiced what he preached and reckoned no cost too great in his pursuit of truth.

A satyagrahi loves his so-called enemy even as he loves his friend. He has no enemy.

It was the cowards who died many times before their death.

Drink is not a fashion in India, as it is in the West.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.