For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.

The march to freedom is irreversible.

Our continent must be allowed to do its own things, charting its course and destiny.

I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. As I worked, physical and mental fatigue set in and I was unable to operate to the maximum of my intellectual ability. But in a single cell in prison, I had time to think. I had a clear view of my past and present, and I found that my past left much to be desired, both in regard to my relations with other humans and in developing personal worth.