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In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved.

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Indira Gandhi
Age: 66 †
Born: 1917
Born: November 19
Died: 1984
Died: October 31
Former Prime Minister Of India
Politician
Writer
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Indira Nehru
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Nehru
Indira Ghandi
Socialism
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Still, in international matters, the treaty changes nothing. That is, it doesn't prevent us from being friends with other countries, which indeed we are.
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We would rather starve than sell our national honor.
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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.
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I'm certainly not tired - work doesn't tire people, it's getting bored that's tiring.
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Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.
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When it's impossible, it's better to stoop to compromise, without resisting and without complaining. People who complain are selfish.
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I can't take it seriously when people get excited and scream that religion is in danger, and similar stupidities.
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There are moments in history when brooding tragedy and its dark shadows can be lightened by recalling great moments of the past.
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We were to equally strong types [with my husband], equally pigheaded - neither of us wanted to give in. And...I like to think those quarrels made us better, that they enlivened our life, because without them we would have had a normal life, yes, but banal and boring.
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People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
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Unfortunately even in India there are people who talk like that. And they're the same ones who say, 'We should never have accepted the existence of Pakistan. Now that it exists, it ought to be destroyed.' But these are only a few madmen who have no following among the masses.
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Nothing lasts forever, and no one can predict what will happen to me in the near or distant future.
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I grew up like a boy, also because most of the children who came to our house were boys.
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I don't waste time in flowery small talk, as people do in India.
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For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
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I assure you we'll go on making our decisions without worrying whether it pleases or displeases the Soviet Union, China, America, France, or anyone else.
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What we do now, on the other hand...Don't think that I'm crazy about this kind of politics. It's no accident that I've done everything to keep my sons out of it, and so far I've succeeded. After independence I retired immediately from politics.
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To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can beg.
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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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in today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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