“Ahimsa is the means; Truth is the end. Means to be means must always be within our reach, and so ahimsa is our supreme duty.”

“Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be …”

— Mohandas Gandhi, Harijan* (1940)

“Truth (satya) implies love, and firmness (agraha) serves as a synonym for force. I thus began to …”

— Mohandas Gandhi, Satyagraha in South Africa* (1928)

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean. If a few drops are dirty, the ocean does …”

— Mohandas Gandhi, Speech (1947)