“An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.”

“We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of and seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence.”

“Poverty is the worst form of violence.”

“I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.”

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

“It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.”

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary."(Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13, 3 May 1919)”