The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUIt is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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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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It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them.
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Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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The future has to be lived before it can be written about.
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Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance; it is not so bad if you have a close look at it
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.
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