Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUCrises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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Unity must be of the mind and heart, a sense of belonging together and of facing together those who attack it.
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Those who boast are seldom the great.
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I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit. It is never a narrowing of the mind or a restriction of the human spirit or the country’s spirit.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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Play the hand you’re dealt.
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You don’t change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.
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What we need is a generation of peace.
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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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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.
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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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The boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.
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