The question before the advanced nations is not whether they can afford to help the developing nations, but whether they can afford not to do so.
INDIRA GANDHIAs my father [Javāharlāl Nehrū] said, you have to keep an open mind, but you have to pour something into it – otherwise ideas slip away like sand between your fingers.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
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Popularity is not a gurantee of quality.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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Every democratic system evolves its own conventions. It is not only the water but the banks which make the river.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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Difficulties can’t be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them. The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It’s all right to fight, yes, but only when it’s possible.
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The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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I have certain objectives. They’re the same objectives my father had to give people a higher standard of living, to do away with the cancer of poverty, to eliminate the consequences of economic backwardness.
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I am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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Never forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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