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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUCrises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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We can’t encourage narrow mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought.
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That great lover of peace, a man of giant stature who moulded, as few other men have done, the destinies of his age.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.
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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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By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth.
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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
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