Indira Gandhi Quotes

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Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.

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Rebels and non-conformists are often the pioneers and designers of change.

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I have lived a long life and I am proud that I spent the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and of nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.
Speech on the night before she was assassinated

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In today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.

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I am not interested in a long life. I am not afraid of these things. I don't mind if my life goes in the service of this nation. If I die today, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

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Without peace there can be no prosperity for any people, rich or poor. And yet, there can be no peace without erasing the harshness of the growing contrast between the rich and the poor.

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What is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.

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It is legitimate to have one's own point of view and political philosophy. But there are people who make anger, rather than a deeply held belief, the basis of their actions. They do not seem to mind harming society as a whole in the pursuit of their immediate objective. No society can survive if it yields to the demands of frenzy, whether of the few or the many.

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Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.

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There are moments in history when brooding tragedy and its dark shadows can be lightened by recalling great moments of the past.

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The old need the company of the young so that they renew their contact with life.

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In an underdeveloped society, the first anxiety is of infant mortality. In an advanced one it is to keep alive the aged.

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Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

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To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.

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