Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUEvil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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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Theoretical approaches have their place and are, I suppose, essential but a theory must be tempered with reality.
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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 far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
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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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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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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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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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In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.
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Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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