Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRUThe only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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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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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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Please remember that law and sense are not always the same.
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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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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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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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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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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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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You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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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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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and dogmatic mentality can progress.
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Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
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Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
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Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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I do not attach much importance to America’s bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.
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As fear is a close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.
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Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.
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The Ganga to me is the symbol of India’s memorable past which has been flowing into the present and continues to flow towards the ocean of the future.
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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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The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.
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