This belief in the necessity of English training has enslaved us. It has unfitted us for true national service.

A smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women.

To get rid of the infatuation for English is one of the essentials of Swaraj.

My personal religion enables me to serve my countrymen without hurting the English or, for that matter, anybody else.

My love of the British is equal to that of my own people.

I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage.

Swaraj means, a state such that we can maintain our separate existence without the presence of the English.

Non-co-operation is a movement intended to invite Englishmen to co-operate with us on honourable terms or retire from our land.

Englishmen must learn to be Brahmins, not banias.