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

Jawaharlal Nehru

What we need is a generation of peace.
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Need Peace
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
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Achievement Action Feeling Oneself Time
Socialism is not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social and economic problems.
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Life Problem Science
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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Action Leadership Men Reason Thinking
Poverty anywhere is a danger to prosperity everywhere.
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Danger Poor Prosperity
When the present is full of gloom, the past becomes haven of refuge that provides relief and inspiration.
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Inspirational Past Present
You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.
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Nation Woman Yourself
Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Democracy Freedom Understand Worst
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
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Failure Forget Ideal Ourselves Principle
There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.
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Action Scare Stupidity
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
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Bad Dangerous Fear Life
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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Advice Generosity Job Yourself
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Force Thinking
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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Ambition Beyond Eyes Greatness Man Suffering Tears
It is now clear that science is incapable of ordering life. A life is ordered by values.
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Life Science Value
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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Commitment Crime Greatness Kill Performance Possible Religion

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