The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
INDIRA GANDHIin today’s world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the move between India and Swizerland, Switzerland and France, France and England. Administering my own finances like an adult.
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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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The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.
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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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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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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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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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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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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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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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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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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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How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?
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Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.
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To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.
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