If Gandhism means simply mechanically turning the spinning wheel, it deserves to be destroyed..

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit..

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly..

The spirit of democracy... requires change of the heart... requires the inculcation of the spirit of brotherhood..

You can return blow for blow if you are not brave enough to follow the path of nonviolence..

I would bend the knee before the poorest scavenger, the poorest untouchable in India for having participated in crushing him for centuries; I would e….

Many could forgo heavy meals, a full wardrobe, a fine house, etcetera. It is the ego they cannot forgo..

For my own part, I do not want the freedom of India if it means extinction of English or the disappearance of Englishmen..

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

My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all embracing. The conception of my patriotism is nothing if it is not always, in every case, without ….

God turns His back on those who quarrel among themselves..

Start changing yourself if you want to change the life around you..

Change yourself - you are in control..

For me patriotism is the sme as humanity. I am patriotic because I am human and humane. It is not exclusive. I will not hurt England or Germany to se….

Mass illiteracy is India's sin and shame and must be liquidated..

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause..

For Hindus to expect Islam, Christianity or Zoroastrianism to be driven out of India is as idle a dream as it would be for Mussalmans to have only Is….

Better than cowardice is killing and being killed in battle..

Only the toad under the harrow knows where it pinches him..

War is an unmitigated evil. But it certainly does one good thing. It drives away fear and brings bravery to the surface..

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of ma….