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1917–1984 India
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the 3rd prime minister of India and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India.
Also known as: Gandhi, Indira
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A nation's strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.
We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities.
The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
There are moments in history when brooding tragedy and its dark shadows can be lightened by recalling great moments of the past.
India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
The great need in the world today is for for nations to so define their national interest that it makes for greater harmony, greater equality and justice and greater stability in the world.
To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.
We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
We admired Dr. King. We felt his loss as our own. The tragedy rekindled memories of the great martyrs of all time who gave their lives so that men might live and grow.
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
We believe in freedom with a passion that only those who have been denied it for so long can understand it, We believe in equality because so many in our nation have been denied for so long, we believe in human worth for that is the basis for all our current work in India.
My father was a statesman, I'm a political woman. My father was a saint. I'm not.
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.
I’m not for nationalization because of the rhetoric of nationalization, or because I see in nationalization the cure-all for every injustice. I’m for nationalization in cases where it’s necessary.
My father was a politician and a great father and grandfather. And a saint. And I took over the politician from my father who was a mother and a politician with ups and downs.
My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition there.
All unprejudiced persons objectively surveying the grim events in Bangladesh since March 25 have recognized the revolt of 75 million people, a people who were forced to the conclusion that neither their life, nor their liberty, to say nothing of the possibility of the pursuit of happiness, was available to them.
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