"The Britisher is the top dog and the Indian the underdog in his own country."
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"There is as much need for a change of heart among the Hindus and Mussalmans as there is among the British, before a proper settlement is arrived at."
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"A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women."
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"To get rid of the infatuation for English is one of the essentials of Swaraj."
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"Personally I crave not for 'independence', which I do not understand, but I long for freedom from the English yoke."
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"If any Englishman dedicated his life to securing the freedom of India, resisting tyranny and serving the land, I should welcome that Englishman as an Indian."
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"My plea is for banishing the English language as a cultural usurper, as we successfully banished the political rule of the English usurper."
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"When I don't understand something, I reach up and hold God's hand. And we walk together in silence."
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"My idea of village SWARAJ is that is a complete republic, independent of its neighbors for its own vital wants, and yet interdependent for many others which dependence is a necessity."
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"I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been no dis-advantage whatever. In fact I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage."
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"The golden rule to apply in all such cases is resolutely to refuse to have what millions cannot."
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"Apparently, I've acted like a terrorist. But I'm not a terrorist."
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"We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle."
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"Concentrate on your task."
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"The whole of India was the home of every Indian who considered himself as one and behaved as such, no matter to what faith he belonged."
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"Nothing depends upon the death of an individual, be he ever so great, but much depends upon the freedom of India."
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"Our non-co-operation is with the system the English have established in India, with the material civilization and its attendant greed and exploitation of the weak."
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"Khadi to me is the symbol of unity of Indian humanity, of its economic freedom and equality and, therefore, ultimately, in the poetic expression of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'the livery of India's freedom'."
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"If the Commander-in-Chief will look beyond the defence forces, he will discover that the real India is not military but peace-loving."
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"I would rather have India reduced to a state of pauperism than have thousands of drunkards in our midst."
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