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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
Indira Gandhi
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Indira Gandhi
Age: 66 †
Born: 1917
Born: November 19
Died: 1984
Died: October 31
Former Prime Minister Of India
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Indira Nehru
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
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Indira Ghandi
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My father was a saint. He was the closest thing to a saint that you can find in a normal man.
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I don't waste time in flowery small talk, as people do in India.
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I think I'm cold, indeed icy, hard. Then there's another reason, one that goes with my frankness: I don't put on act.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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I'm not interested in one label or the other - I'm only interested in solving certain problems, in getting where I want to go.
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