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.
INDIRA GANDHIForgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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I’ve never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don’t allow themselves any other activities.
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Just when you think you’ve achieved something, you realize you’ve achieved nothing. And still you have to go forward just the same – toward a dream so distant that your road has neither beginning nor end.
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When it’s impossible, it’s better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
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We always said that our struggle was not only against the British as representatives of colonialism, it was against all the evil that existed in India. The evil of the feudal system, the evil of the system based on caste, the evil of economic injustice.
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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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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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The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn’t mean I’m indoctrinated.
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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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Let’s not forget that in India the symbol of strength is a woman; the goddess Shakti.
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A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
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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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That’s always been my philosophy. – I’ve never thought of the consequences of a necessary action.
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I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.
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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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Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.
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