Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.

Hinduism has absorbed the best of all the faiths of the world and in that sense Hinduism is not an exclusive religion.

Destruction is not the law of humans. Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him. Every murder or other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another is a crime against humanity.

I do not want India to rise on the ruin of other nations.

The science of nonviolence can alone lead one to pure democracy.

To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.

I want to realize brotherhood or identity not merely with the beings called human, but I want to realize identity with all life, even with such things as crawl upon earth.