Mahatma Gandhi Quotes About Independence

• The day a woman can walk freely on the roads at night, that day we can say that India has achieved independence

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Night, Independence, India

• Complete independence will be complete only to the extent of our approach in practice to truth and nonviolence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Practice, Independence, Approach

  Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.165, Oxford University Press

• Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mean, Acceptance, Law

  Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”

• Sanitation is more important than Independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Independence, Important, Sanitation

• How can one be compelled to accept slavery? I simply refuse to do the master's bidding. He may torture me, break my bones to atoms and even kill me. He will then have my dead body, not my obedience. Ultimately, therefore, it is I who am the victor and not he, for he has failed in getting me to do what he wanted done.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Struggle, Independence, Bidding

  Mahatma Gandhi (2012). “The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas”, p.300, Vintage

• Mass civil disobedience was for the attainment of independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Independence, Mass, Attainment

  Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “Collected Works”

• I want for India complete independence in the full English sense of that English term.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Independence, India, Want

  Mahatma Gandhi (1974). “Collected Works”

• We cannot have real independence unless the people banish the touch-me-not spirit from their hearts.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Real, Heart, People

  Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Gandhiji Expects: What the Father of the Nation Expected of People's Representatives”

• Celebration of Independence Day with great pomp and show was quite appropriate when we were fighting for independence which we had neither seen nor handled. Now we have handled it and we seem to be disillusioned. At least - I am, even if you are not. What are we celebrating today? Surely, not our disillusionment.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Fighting, Hypocrisy, Independence

• To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Respect, Self, Oneness

  Mahatma Gandhi, General Press (2014). “My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.760, GENERAL PRESS

• When real independence comes to India, the Congress and the League will be nowhere unless they represent the real opinion of the country.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Country, Real, League

• Economic equality is the master-key to nonviolent independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Equality, Keys, Independence

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.126, A&C Black

• Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mean, Independence, Doe

  Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.365, Oxford University Press

• The states can make the finest contribution to the building of India's future independence if they set the right example in their own territories.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Independence, Territory, India

  Mahatma Gandhi (1993). “Gandhi on Nehru”

• If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Determination, Self, Independence

  Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

• Swaraj means even under dominion status a capacity to declare independence at will.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mean, Independence, Dominion

  Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.151, Oxford University Press

• Civil disobedience can never be in general terms, such as for independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Independence, Term, Disobedience

  Mahatma Gandhi (1984). “The Quintessence of Gandhi in His Own Words”

• We must learn to be self-reliant and independent of schools, courts, protection and patronage of a Government we seek to end, if it will not mend.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  School, Independent, Government

  Mahatma Gandhi (2014). “Freedom's Battle: Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation”, p.236, The Floating Press

• Nonviolence is the means, the end for everyone is complete independence.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mean, Independence, Ends

• Independence of my conception means nothing less than the realization of the "Kingdom of God" within you and on this earth.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Freedom, Mean, Independence

  Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.319, Rajpal & Sons

• The attainment of national independence is to me a search for truth.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Truth, Independence, Attainment

• Personally I crave not for 'independence', which I do not understand, but I long for freedom from the English yoke.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Long, Independence, Yoke

  Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.153, Oxford University Press

• The fire of independence is burning just as bright in my breast as in the most fiery breast in this country, but ways and methods differ.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Country, Fire, Independence

• Complete independence through truth and non-violence means the independence of every unit, be it the humblest of the nation, without distinction of race, colour or creed.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Mean, Race, Independence

  Mahatma Gandhi, Judith M. Brown (2008). “The Essential Writings”, p.165, Oxford University Press

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