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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.

Jawaharlal Nehru

The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.
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Ambition Beyond Eyes Greatness Man Suffering Tears
When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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Inspirational Past Present
As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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Fear Friendship Past Truth
I think that sacrifices of animals in the name of religion are barbarous and they degrade the name of religion.
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Animal Name Religion Sacrifice Thinking
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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Freedom Game Hands Life Play Willing Yourself
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Action Direction End
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Democracy Freedom Understand Worst
A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we have thought too much.
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Forget Greatness Life Remember Thinking
Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Peace People
You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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Change Face History Yourself
When you imitate the enemy’s tactics, you take on his liabilities.
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Enemy Liability Yourself
Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions.
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Comfortable Leadership Thinking Trouble
Slogans are apt to petrify man’s thinking. Every slogan, every word almost, that is used by the socialist, the communist, the capitalist. People hardly think nowadays. They throw words at each other.
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Each Other Men People Thinking Word
Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
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Extraordinary Prison Value View Walk
There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action Scare Stupidity
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Life Person Talk Virtue

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