Man has the supreme knack of deceiving himself; the Englishman is supremest among men.

Indian nationalism is not exclusive, nor aggressive, nor destructive.

If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.

Sanitation is more important than Independence.

The hater hates not for the sake of hatred but because he wants to drive away from his country the hated being or beings.

If what passed as nonviolence does not enable people to protect the honour of women, or if it does not enable women to protect their own honour, it is not nonviolence.

Swaraj can only be achieved through an all-round consciousness of the masses.