Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Politician, Lawyer

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder of Pakistan and a pivotal leader in the Indian independence movement, advocating for Muslim rights and national identity.

Born
December 25, 1876
Died
September 11, 1948
Quotes
57
Rank
#307

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"We have weathered the worst storms and the safety of the shore, though distant, is in sight. We can look to the future with robust confidence provided we do not relax and fritter away our energies in internal dissensions. There never was greater need for discipline and unity in our ranks. It is only with united effort and faith in our destiny that we shall be able to translate the Pakistan of our dreams into reality."

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"Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty."

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"You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it."

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"Nature has given you everything: you have got unlimited resources. The foundations of your State have been laid, and it is now for you to build, and build as quickly and as well as you can. So go ahead and I wish you God speed."

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"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large."

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"You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil."

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"My message to you is: build up physical strength not for aggression, not for militarism, but for becoming fighting fit, all your life and all the time in every walk of life of your nation wherever you be and always to be a force for peace, international amity and goodwill."

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"If we cannot agree, let us at any rate agree to differ, but let us part as friends."

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"The prosperity and advancement of a nation depend upon its intelligentsia, and Muslim India is looking forward to her young generation and education classes to give a bold lead for our guidance and a brilliant record of histrorical achievements and traditions."

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"We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play."

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"Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted."

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"I am NOT fighting for Muslims, believe me, when I demand Pakistan."

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"I sincerely hope that they (relations between India and Pakistan) will be friendly and cordial. We have a great deal to do...and think that we can be of use to each other (and to) the world."

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"No settlement with the majority community is possible, as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it."

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"I have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach that Gandhi is advocating."

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"When Mrs. Jinnah feels cold, she will say so, and ask for a wrap herself."

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"That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent."

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