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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.
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Myself Place Reality Theory
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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Mindset Restriction Spirit
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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Boundary Democracy Equality Greatness Revolution
History is almost always written by the victors and conquerors and gives their view. Or, at any rate, the victors’ version is given prominence and holds the field.
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History Victory Writing
Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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Resistence Weakness
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
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Efficient Existence Material
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Destruction Existence Philosophy
You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Nation Woman Yourself
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.
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Flower Freedom Growth Need Ourselves Tears
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Action Direction End
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Greatness Policy Risk Wisdom
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
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Dream Peace Worth
I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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Home Identity Myself Place
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
A tyrst with destiny – A the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awaken to life and Freedom.
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Change Destiny Freedom Life World

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