Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India to discard violence altogether even for defending her borders

Non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty

Non-violence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

How can one be compelled to accept slavery? I simply refuse to do the master's bidding. He may torture me, break my bones to atoms and even kill me. He will then have my dead body, not my obedience. Ultimately, therefore, it is I who am the victor and not he, for he has failed in getting me to do what he wanted done.

If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud. When we dropped the bomb, it was not our intention to kill anybody. We have bombed the British Government. The British must quit India and make her free."

Non-violence which is a quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain.