Blind adoration, in the age of action, is perfectly valueless, is often embarrassing and, equally, often painful..

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea..

Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority..

Mere brave speech without action is letting off useless steam..

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle..

Selfishness is blind..

My Swaraj is to keep intact the genius of our civilization..

I have an implicit faith ... that mankind can only be saved through non-violence, which is the central teaching of the Bible, as I have understood th….

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice..

A man of truth must ever be confident, if he has also equal need to be diffident..

Civil disobedience presupposes willing obedience of our self-imposed rules, and without it civil disobedience would be a cruel joke..

Those who think religion has nothing to do with politics understand neither religion or politics... The things that will destroy us are: politics wit….

For me nonviolence is a creed. I must act up to it, whether I am alone or have companions..

Further march of civilization seems to employ increasing domination of man over beast, together with a growingly humane method of using them..

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within..

Ahimsa is the eradication of the desire to injure or to kill..

A national spirit is necessary for national existence. A flag is a material aid to the development of such a spirit..

Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse..

Ours has not been unadulterated nonviolence in thought, word and deed..

If one takes care of the means, the end will take care of itself..

Indeed, a civil resister offers resistance only when peace becomes impossible..