I am not anti-English, I am not anti-British, I am not anti-any Government, but I am anti-untruth, anti-humbug and anti-injustice.
It is derogatory to the dignity of mankind, it is derogatory to the dignity of India, to entertain for one single moment hatred towards Englishmen.
Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.
Of all the superstitions that affect India, none is so great as that a knowledge of the English language is necessary for imbibing ideas of liberty and developing accuracy to thought.
For my own part, I do not want the freedom of India if it means extinction of English or the disappearance of Englishmen.
I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage.
India is less manly under the British rule than she ever was before.
My conception of dominion status implies present ability to severe the British connection if I wish to.
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.
Through the deliverance of India, I seek to deliver the so-called weaker races of the earth from the crushing heels of Western exploitation in which England is the greatest partner.
We, the English educated Indians, often unconsciously make the terrible mistake of thinking that the microscopic minority of the English-speaking Indians is the whole of India.
If you must kill English officials, why not kill me instead?
I believe in the capacity of India to offer nonviolent battle to the English rulers.
The British power is the overlord without whom Indian princes cannot breathe.
The British are weak in numbers, we are weak in spite of our numbers.
The Britisher is the top dog and the Indian the underdog in his own country.
I may fight the British ruler, but I do not hate the English or their language. In fact, I appreciate their literary treasures.
If the English educated neglect, as they have done and even now continue, as some do, to be ignorant of their mother tongue, linguistic starvation will abide.
Boycott brought about anyhow of British cloth cannot yield the same results as such boycott brought about by hand-spinning and khaddar.
Will Great Britain have an unwilling India dragged into war or a willing ally co-operating with her in the prosecution of a defence of true democracy?
My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention."
However virile the English language may be, it can never become the language of the masses of India.
The canker has so eaten into the society that in many cases the only meaning of education is a knowledge of English.
Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it.
I must fight unto the death the unholy attempt to impose British methods and British institutions on India.
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