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I am not as simple as I look.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
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We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
War
War Peace Must
Bravely
Fight
War Peace Fight
Fought
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Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Strength
Action
Discipline
Real
Source
United
Nation
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It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Nuclear
Nuclear Energy
Weapons
Regrettable
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True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Democracy
Mean
Violent
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The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Soldier
Strong
Tasks
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We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Inspiring
Peace
Believe
Development
Peaceful
People
Believe World People
Peace Believe World
Over
Peace World Believe
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We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Aggression
Fighting
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Acting
Advice
Giving
Mind
Uncomfortable
Had
Myself Always Mind
Feeling
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Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Administration
Finals
People
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India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
India
Shame
Way
Untouchable
Hang
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We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Interference
External
For The People
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We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Arms
Millions
Nuclear
Nuclear Arms
Poverty
Unemployment
Afford
Cannot
Spend
Over
Millions And Millions
We Cannot
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Prosperity
Difficulties
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The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Democracy
Law
Structure
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We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Respect
Country
Poverty
Strong
Unemployment
Banish
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There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
History
Crossroads
Life Time History
Life Time Must
Choose
Nation
Every Nation
Stands
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Non-alignment will continue to be the fundamental basis of our approach to world problems and our relations with other countries.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Approach
Other Countries
Basis
Countries
Fundamental
Relations
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The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Goal
Ideas
Together
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We believe in the dignity of man as an individual, whatever his race, colour or creed, and his right to better, fuller, and richer life.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Colour
Dignity
Individual
Race
Life Believe Better
Creed
Fuller
Life Man Believe
Richer
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We believe in peace in the settlement of all disputes through peaceful means, in the abolition of war, and, more particularly, nuclear war.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Abolition
Disputes
Nuclear
Nuclear War
Peaceful
Settlement
War Peace Believe
Particularly
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The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies - Poverty, unemployment.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Enemy
Fighting
Issues
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There has no doubt to be fundamental research in science, but applied research is equally important for new improvements and changes in our techniques.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Science
Doubt
No Doubt
Research
Applied
Equally
Fundamental
Techniques
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That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty, since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Loyalty
Country
Term
Weight
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Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Building Up
People
Unity
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I tremble when I am reminded of the fact that I have to be in charge of this country and Parliament, which had been led by no less a person than Jawaharlal Nehru.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Parliament
Charge
Led
Reminded
Tremble
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We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Colonialism
Imperialism
Moral
Moral Duty
Support
Everywhere
Free
Consider
Ending
Lend
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We are a very big and vast Government, and naturally, every ministry is becoming bigger and bigger. It becomes, therefore, essential that there should be proper coordination.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Becoming
Bigger
Coordination
Ministry
Naturally
Vast
Essential
Proper
Therefore
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Our country has often stood like a solid rock in the face of common danger, and there is a deep underlying unity which runs like a golden thread through all our seeming diversity.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Common
Danger
Golden
Seeming
Thread
Unity
Face
Solid
Rock
Runs
Stood
Underlying
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Sampling out corruption is a very tough job, but I say so in all seriousness that we would be failing in our duty if we do not tackle this problem seriously and with determination.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Jobs
Determination
Would Be
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No doubt we have to have bigger projects, bigger industries, basic industries, but it is a matter of the highest importance that we look to the common man, the weakest element in the society.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Common Man
Importance
No Doubt
Element
Industries
Weakest
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Our way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Friendship
Clear
Democracy
Maintenance
Nations
Prosperity
Socialist
Abroad
All Nations
World Peace
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The speed with which we in the Congress are going down is sometimes frightening. Government administration in the districts is rapidly reaching a low level. No strong opposition party has been able to emerge.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Administration
Frightening
Reaching
Speed
Districts
Emerge
Rapidly
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If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Aggression
Ideas
Pakistan
Powerful
Succeed
Thinking
Allowed
Categorically
Met
Territories
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Success in science and scientific work come not through the provision of unlimited or big resources, but in the wise and careful selection of problems and objectives. Above all, what is required is hard sustained work and dedication.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Wise
Dedication
Problem
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We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Dedication
Determination
Warrior
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The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurdwaras and churches. But we do not bring all this into politics... This is the difference between India and Pakistan.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Country
India
Pakistan
People
Temples
Unique
Thing
Between
Bring
Christians
Churches
Religions
Difference
Hindus
Mosque
Muslims
Other
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We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries...I want the freedom of my country so that other countries may learn something from my free country so that the resources of my country might be utilized for the benefit of mankind.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Benefits
Country
May
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There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the cross-roads of history and must choose which way to go. But for us there need be no difficulty or hesitation, no looking to right or left. Our way is straight and clear—the building up of a socialist democracy at home with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations.
Lal Bahadur Shastri / Former Prime Minister Of India
Home
Building Up
Democracy
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