“Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.”

Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.

Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The light has gone out of our lives.Yet I am wrong, for the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. and a thousand years later that light will still be seen in this country and the world will see it. For that light represented the living truth.

The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.

I am the last Englishman to rule in India.

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.

Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.

Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.

I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.

We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.

In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.

If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.

You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil.

Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind] and believe in fraternity, equality and liberty.

I believe in Democracy because it releases the energies of every human being.