That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
INDIRA GANDHINever forget that when we are silent, we are one. And when we speak we are two.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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You don’t help a country by supporting a military regime that denies any sign of democracy, and what defeated Pakistan was its military regime.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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It’s not right to say that my father influenced me more than others, and I wouldn’t be able to say whether my personality was formed more by my father or my mother or the Mahatma [Gandhi] or the friends who were with us.
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Muslim 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.
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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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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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Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.
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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
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You soon realize that the peak you’ve climbed was one of the lowest, that the mountain was part of a chain of mountains, that there are still so many, so many mountains to climb And the more you climb, the more you want to climb – even though you’re dead tired.
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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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I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.
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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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