Mahatma Gandhi Dependence Quotations

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.

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

Economic equality is the master-key to nonviolent independence.

Mass civil disobedience was for the attainment of independence.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Sanitation is more important than Independence.

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

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

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

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