what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
INDIRA GANDHIThere exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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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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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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I was a perfect housewife. Being a mother has always been the job I liked best. Absolutely.
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For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
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I am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.
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There are only moments of happiness – from contentment to ecstacy.
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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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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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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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I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger well, one must risk the danger.
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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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I don’t mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.
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As a nation, I believe we’ve acquired faith in ourselves.
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