All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.  message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. 

I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by the whites.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. 

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principles, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.

A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

I have always been of opinion that all the political workers should be indifferent and should never bother about the legal fight in the law courts and should boldly bear the heaviest possible sentences inflicted upon them. They may defend themselves but always from purely political considerations and never from a personal point of view.

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.