SARVODAYA: Nationalism

» No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation. T-2-13

» That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow. X-51

» No nation keeps another in subjection without herself turning into a subject nation.T-2-139

» Nations are not formed in a day, the formation requires years. X-12

» No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators. EWE-9

» Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called. T-2-333

» Repression does for a true man or a nation what fire does for gold. XXV-487

» When two nations are fighting, the duty of a votary of Ahimsa is to stop the war. TIG-40

» A nation that is unfit to fight cannot, from experience, prove the virtue of not fighting. XIV-463

» I have recognized that the nation has the right, if it so wills, to vindicate her freedom even by actual violence.XXV-336

» Non-co-operation is the nation’s notice that it is no longer satisfied to be in tutelage. T-2-46

» Many persons claiming different faiths make us one and an indivisible nation. T-8-65

» India’s coming to her own will mean every nation doing likewise. T-2-327

» A society or a nation constructed nonviolently must be able to withstand attack upon its structure from without or within. T-6-27

» 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. T-5-272

» The very essence of democracy is that every person represents all the varied interests which compose the nation. T-5-75

» We are too near the scene of tragedy to realize that this canker or untouchability has traveled far beyond its prescribed limits and has sapped the very foundation of the whole nation. T-3-182

» My national service is part of my training for freeing my soul from the bondage of the flesh. MM-13

» The spinning wheel means national consciousness and a contribution by every individual to definite constructive national work. XXVI-49

» A national spirit is necessary for national existence. A flag is a material aid to the development of such a spirit. XXVI-544

» Between the two, the nationalist and the imperialist, there is no meeting ground. T-5-238

» Nationalism, like virtue, has its own reward. T-8-98

» National education to be truly national must reflect the national condition for the time being. XXVI-275

» I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education. XXVI-275

» Indian nationalism is not exclusive, nor aggressive, nor destructive.T-2-64

» My nationalism, fierce though it is, is not exclusive, is not devised to harm any nation or individual. T-3-72

» My nationalism is as broad as my Swadeshi. I want India’s rise so that the whole world may benefit. XXVI-279

» My love of nationalism is that my country may become free, that if need be the whole of the country may die so that the human race may live. T-2-200

» Nonviolent nationalism is a necessary condition of corporate or civilized life. XXVI-369

» Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse. XXV-369

» Hatred is not essential for nationalism. Race hatred will kill the real national spirit. T-2-200