Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUHistory is the record of human progress, a record of the struggle of the advancement of the human mind, of the human spirit, towards some known or unknown objective.
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I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
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Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.
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Play the hand you’re dealt.
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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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What we need is a generation of peace.
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Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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It is dangerous and harmful to be guided in our life’s course by hatreds and aversions, for they are wasteful of energy and limit and twist the mind and prevent it from perceiving the truth.
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors’ version is given prominence and holds the field.
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