My Notion Of Democracy Is That Under

A Pacifism Which Can See The Cruelties Only Of Occasional Military Warfare And Is Blind To The Continuous Cruelties Of Our Social System Is Worthless.

The Fragrance Of Nonviolence Was Never Sweeter Than It Was Today Amidst The Stink Of Violence Of The Most Cowardly Type That Was Being Displayed In The Cities Of India.

I Do Believe That Where There Is A Choice Between Cowardice And Non-violence I Would Advise Violence. Thus When My Eldest Son Asked Me What He Should Have Done, Had He Been Present When I Was Almost Fatally Assaulted In 1908, Whether He Should Have Run Away And Seen Me Killed Or Whether He Should Have Used His Physical Force Which He Could And Wanted To Use, And Defended Me, I Told Him That It Was His Duty To Defend Me Even By Using Violence.

A Devotee Of Rama May Be Said To Be The Same As The Steadfast One (sthitaprajnya) Of The Gita.

Nonviolent Defence Presupposes Recklessness About One's Life And Property.