I See A Clear Breach Of Ahimsa

We Should Meet Abuse By Forbearance. Human Nature Is So Constituted That If We Take Absolutely No Notice Of Anger Or Abuse, The Person Indulging In It Will Soon Weary Of It And Stop.

Civil Disobedience Can Only Lead To Strength And Purity.

God Has His Own Way Of Choosing His Instruments.

Now The Man On Duty Used To Be Changed From Time To Time. Once One Of These Men, Without Giving Me The Slightest Warning, Without Even Asking Me To Leave The Footpath, Pushed And Kicked Me Into The Street. I Was Dismayed. Before I Could Question Him As To His Behaviour, Mr Coates, Who Happened To Be Passing The Spot On Horseback, Hailed Me And Said: 'gandhi, I Have Seen Everything. I Shall Gladly Be Your Witness In Court If You Proceed Against The Man. I Am Very Sorry You Have Been So Rudely Assaulted.'

Even Swadeshi, Like Any Other Good Thing, Can Be Ridden To Death If It Is Made A Fetish.