A Literal Interpretation Of The

Nonviolence And Cowardice Go Ill Together. True Nonviolence Is An Impossibility Without The Possession Of Unadulterated Fearlessness.

A General Belief Seems To Prevail In The Colony That The Indians Are Little Better, If At All, Than The Savages Or Natives Of Africa. Even The Children Are Taught To Believe In That Manner, With The Result That The Indian Is Being Dragged Down To The Position Of A Raw Kaffir.

I Am Just Not Thinking Of India's Deliverance. It Will Come, But Will It Be Worth If England And France Fall, Or If They Come Out Victorious Over Germany Ruined And Humbled?

I Have Even Seen The Writings Suggesting That I Am Playing A Deep Game, That I Am Using The Present Turmoil To Foist My Fads On India, And Am Making Religious Experiments At India's Expense. I Can Only Answer That Satyagraha Is Made Of Sterner Stuff. There Is Nothing Reserved And Nothing Secret In It.

Non-co-operation And Civil Disobedience In Terms Of Swaraj Are Not To Be Thought Of Without Substantial Constructive Effort.