Nations are not formed in a day, the formation requires years.

Be the compromise you want to see in the world.

Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive. It requires strength, and there is nothing automatic or intuitive about the resoluteness required for using non-violent methods in political struggle and the quest for Truth.

I cannot be subservient anywhere.

I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.

He who is ever brooding over result often loses nerve in the performance of his duty.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. You must be the change you wish to see in the world.