Quotes

“Citizenship consists in the service of the country.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“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.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Great causes and little men go ill together.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Every little thing counts in a crisis.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.” Jawaharlal Nehru

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

“The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.” Jawaharlal Nehru

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

“It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“A theory must be tempered with reality.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order.” Jawaharlal Nehru

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

“The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.” Jawaharlal Nehru

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

“Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.” Jawaharlal Nehru

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