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.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUWhere freedom is menaced or justice threatened or where aggression takes place, we cannot be and shall not be neutral.
More Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes
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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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Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
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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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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.
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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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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.
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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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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Play the hand you’re dealt.
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