Society and the World

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet.

It is the action, not the fruit of action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends, but to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause.

Interdependence is, and ought to be, as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.

If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel free to give the fullest expression to this disaffection so long as one does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence.

If one has no affection for a person or a system, one should feel free to give the fullest expression to this disaffection so long as one does not contemplate, promote, or incite violence.

I cannot teach you violence, as I do not believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before anyone, even at the cost of your life.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

Hatred can be overcome only by love.