A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
INDIRA GANDHIThe meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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Until the day she died, my mother continued to fight for the rights of women. She joined all the women’s movements of the time; she stirred up a lot of revolts. She was a great woman, a great figure. Women today would like her immensely.
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Sometimes friends are dangerous. We must be very careful about the help friends give us.
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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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Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.
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Life is always full of dangers and I don’t think one should avoid dangers.
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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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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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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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There is not love where there is no will.
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It’s the same story as when we nationalized the banks. I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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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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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.
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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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