A society or a nation constructed nonviolently must be able to withstand attack upon its structure from without or within.
If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.
We are too near the scene of tragedy to realize that this canker or untouchability has traveled far beyond its prescribed limits and has sapped the very foundation of the whole nation.
My national service is part of my training for freeing my soul from the bondage of the flesh.
A national spirit is necessary for national existence. A flag is a material aid to the development of such a spirit.
Between the two, the nationalist and the imperialist, there is no meeting ground.
National education to be truly national must reflect the national condition for the time being.
I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education.
My nationalism, fierce though it is, is not exclusive, is not devised to harm any nation or individual.
Nonviolent nationalism is a necessary condition of corporate or civilized life.
Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse.
Non-co-operation is the quickest method of creating public opinion.
Non-co-operation means refusal both to help the sinner in his sin and not to accept any help or gift from him till he has repented.
Non-co-operation is protest against an unwitting and unwilling participation in evil.
Non-co-operation is an attempt to awaken the masses to a sense of their dignity and power.
Non-co-operation means nothing less than training in self-sacrifice.
Non-co-operation in itself is unnatural, vicious and sinful.
Non-co-operation intended to pave the way to real honourable and voluntary co-operation based on mutual respect and trust.
Non-co-operation enables us to show that in everything that matters we can be independent of the Government.
When freedom is in jeopardy, non-co-operation may be a duty and prison may be a palace.