"Men in prison are "civilly dead" and have no claim to any say in policy."
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"The incident deepened my feeling for the Indian settlers. I discussed with them the advisability of making a test case, if it were found necessary to do so, after having seen the British Agent in the matter of these regulations."
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"But I never again went through this street. There would be other men coming in this man's place and, ignorant of the incident, they would behave likewise. Why should I unnecessarily court another kick? I therefore selected a different walk."
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"Civil disobedience means capacity for unlimited suffering, without the intoxicating excitement of killing."
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"Civil disobedience is a preparation for mute suffering."
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"Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority."
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"Lovers of Swaraj cannot rest till a solution is found which would allay Mussalman apprehensions and yet not endanger Swaraj."
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"Swaraj of a people means the sum total of the Swaraj (self-rule) of individuals."
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"For a satyagrahi brigade only those are eligible who believe in ahimsa and satya."
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"It is claimed for satyagraha that it is a complete substitute for violence or war."
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"Since satyagraha is a method of conversion and conviction, it seeks never to use the slightest coercion."
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"My purpose is to describe experiments in the science ofsatyagraha and not at all to describe how good I am."
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"Satyagraha does not depend on outside help, it derives all its strength from within."
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"Conversion without a clean heart is a denial of God and religion."
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"Calling them devadasis we insult God Himself in the name of religion."
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"All religions enjoined worship of the One God who is all-pervasive. He is present even in a drop of water or in a tiny speck of dust."
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"My conception of dominion status implies present ability to severe the British connection if I wish to."
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"The British power is the overlord without whom Indian princes cannot breathe."
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"India is less manly under the British rule than she ever was before."
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"That I want to destroy British imperialism is another matter, but I want to do so by converting those who are associated with it."
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