Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUPeople 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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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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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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Most things, except agriculture, can wait.
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The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.
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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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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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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.
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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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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
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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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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.
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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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