How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Behold the mighty Englishman / He rules the Indian small, / Because being a meat-eater / He is five cubits tall. (1.6.9)
This doggerel reflects the feelings of the subjugated Indians, ruled over by the foreign British.
Quote #2
He thought it over and said: "I am not sure whether it is possible for one to stay in England without prejudice to one's own religion. From all I have heard, I have my doubts. When I meet these big barristers, I see no difference between their life and that of Europeans. They know no scruples regarding food. Cigars are never out of their mouths. They dress as shamelessly as Englishmen. All that would not be in keeping with our family tradition." (1.11.12)
Imagine wanting to leave for a new country and your family resisting your desire to change your life. Gandhi conquers that early on and becomes a worldly person who has an accurate understanding of what life is like in a foreign land—he isn't limited to guessing, like this guy.
Quote #3
Someone had told her [Gandhi's mother] that young men got lost in England. Someone else had said that they took to meat; and yet another that they could not live there without liquor. "How about all this?" she asked me. I said: "Will you not trust me? I shall not lie to you. I swear that I shall not touch any of those things." (1.11.19)
How do we remain who we are when we move to a foreign place? For his mother, Gandhi takes serious vows to remain the person she wants him to be.