It is a fundamental rule of human life that, if the approach is good, the response is good.

You don't change the course of history by turning the face of portraits to the wall.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

The forces of a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

Crises and deadlocks, when they occur, have at least this advantage: that they force us to think.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.

It is strange that anyone should be so foolish as to think that religion and faith can be thrust down a person's throat at the point of the sword or a bayonet.

Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.

Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.