Disobedience that is wholly civil should never provoke retaliation.

One who uses coercion is guilty of deliberate violence. Coercion is inhuman.

No effort is complete without prayer - without definite recognition that the best human endeavor is of no effect if it has not God's blessing behind it.

A satyagrahi is sometimes bound to use language which is capable of two meanings, provided both the meanings are obvious and necessary and there is no intention to deceive anyone.

I can no more preach nonviolence to a cowardly man than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes.

A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women.

I believe in the doctrine of non-violence as a weapon of the weak. I believe in the doctrine of non-violence as a weapon of the strongest. I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.