"Blood and tears are going to be our lot, whether we like them or not. Our blood and tears will flow; maybe the parched soil of India needs them so that the fine flower of freedom may grow again."

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Source: Jawaharlal Nehru (1983). “Jawaharlal Nehru's speeches”

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first Prime Minister and a key figure in the country's struggle for independence, advocating for democracy and social justice.

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