“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.”

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

“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)”

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”