"In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved."
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"The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence."
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"The sterilization of men is one method of birth control. The surest, most radical method. To you it seems dreadful. To me it seems that, properly applied, it's by no means dreadful."
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"There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten."
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"It's not right to say that my father influenced me more than others, and I wouldn't be able to say whether my personality was formed more by my father or my mother or the Mahatma [Gandhi] or the friends who were with us."
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"what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise."
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"In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too."
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"There is not love where there is no will."
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"My father was a saint. I'm not."
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"In any case, I married Feroze Gandhi. Once I get an idea in my head, no one in the world can make me change my mind."
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"It's the same story as when we nationalized the banks. 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."
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"Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning."
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"Even under the British there were hostile groups. There were clashes. But, as we found out later, these were clashes provoked by those who had no wish to let us live together - on the eve of the Partition. The policy of keeping us divided was always followed by foreigners, even after the Partition. If Indians and Pakistanis had been together...I don't say as confederated countries but as neighboring and friendly countries...like Italy and France, for example ...believe me, both of us would have progressed much further."
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"All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake."
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"I want to state that there will be friendship between Bangladesh and ourselves. And not a one-sided friendship, of course - no one does anything for nothing; each has something to give and something to take."
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"If by happiness you mean ecstasy ... Yes, I've known ecstasy, and it's a blessing to be able to say it because those who can say it are very few. But ecstasy doesn't last long and is seldom if ever repeated."
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"Dacca is now the free capital of a free country."
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"Peace we want because there is another war to fight against poverty, disease and ignorance."
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"You found an uncle on one side and a nephew on the other, a cousin here and a cousin there. Besides it's still true today. I'll tell you something else. There was a time when even two ambassadors to Switzerland, the one from India and the one from Pakistan, were two blood brothers. Oh, the Partition imposed on us by the British was so unnatural!"
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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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