We always said that our struggle was not only against the British as representatives of colonialism, it was against all the evil that existed in India. The evil of the feudal system, the evil of the system based on caste, the evil of economic injustice.
INDIRA GANDHIFor me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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Let’s not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.
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I learned very soon to get along by myself.
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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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To be a mother, a housewife, never cost me any sacrifice – I savored every minute of those years.
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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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My father was a saint. I’m not.
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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.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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As I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.
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In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.
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The immediate is often the enemy of the ultimate.
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Ability is not always gauged by examination.
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Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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