People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
INDIRA GANDHIMuslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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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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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.
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The sterilization of men is one method of birth control. The surest, most radical method. To you it seems dreadful. To me it seems that, properly applied, it’s by no means dreadful.
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To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
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Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.
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in today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.
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Mankind will endure when the world appreciates the logic of diversity.
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Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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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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