"The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it…"

"India is an ancient country, but a young nation."

"If any person raises his hand to strike down another on the ground of religion, I shall fight him till the last breath of my life, both as the head of the government and from the outside."

"The forces in the world are greater than any individual."

"The only permanent thing in life is change."