Running away for fear of death, leaving one’s dear ones, temples or music to take care of themselves, is irreligion; it is cowardice.
Death on the battlefield is welcome to a soldier.
To die in the act of killing is, in essence, to die defeated.
If we weep for all the deaths in our country, the tears in our eyes would never dry.
Where death without resistance or death after resistance is the only way, neither party should think of resorting to law-courts or help from the government.
What is imprisonment to the man who is fearless of death itself?
I came alone in this world, I have walked alone in the valley of the shadow of death, and I shall quit alone when the time comes.
History is replete with instances of men, who, by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents.
Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will and ideas, involving sometimes a war of the knife between different ideas.
Democracy can only represent the average if not less than the average.
Democracy comes naturally to him who is habituated normally to yield willing obedience to all laws, human or divine.
Democracy demands patient instruction on it before legislation.
Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible.
Democracy is a great institution and, therefore, it is liable to be greatly abused.
In the days of democracy there is no such thing as active loyalty to a person. You are, therefore, loyal or disloyal to institutions.
Democracy will break under the strain of apron strings. It can exist only on trust.
Islam was nothing if it did not spell complete democracy.
The line of demarcation between democracy and monocracy is often thin, but rigid and stronger than unbreakable steel.
People in a democracy should be satisfied with drawing the Government’s attention to a mistake, if any.
Under democracy, individual liberty of opinion and action is jealously guarded.