But success and failure are of no account. They are God's concern, not mine.

It may be long before the law of love will be recognised in international affairs. The machineries of government stand between and hide the hearts of one people from those of another.

By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.

The future depends on what we do in the present.

My religion teaches me that a promise once made or a vow once taken for a worthy object may not be broken.

Truth (satya) is positive, nonviolence is negative.

Under my plan, the state will be there to carry out the will of the people, not to dictate to them or to force them to do its will.