Undoubtedly, prayer requires a living faith in God. Successful satyagraha is inconceivable without that faith.
A duty religiously performed carries with it several other important consequences.
My fast is a matter between God and myself.
It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.
You can't shake hands with a closed fist.
No man loses his freedom except through his own weakness.