Ahimsa means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering.

If our ahimsa is not of the brave but of the weak, and if it will bend the knee before himsa, Gandhism deserves to be destroyed.

I believe that a party wishing equality for India does exist in Britain. But it is an insignificant minority, and while I honour and like their opinion I cannot be enthused over it, for I know that those who shape policy and dominate are otherwise inclined. For me, therefore, it is only the Secretary of State who counts.

We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do... We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race.

Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority.

In the very act of my non-co-operation, I am seeking their co-operation in my campaign.

Fear of disease killed more men than disease itself.