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> [I know you were surprised when, after the fall of Dacca, Pakistani and Indian officers shook hands. But do you realize that, up until 1965, in our army and the Pakistani one you could come across generals who were brothers?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/i-know-you-were-surprised-when-after-the-fall-of-dacca-pakistani-and/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/indira-gandhi-1113_army_i-know-you-were-surprised-when-after-the_1962329.jpg)

> [You found an uncle on one side and a nephew on the other, a cousin here and a cousin there. Besides it's still true today. I'll tell you something else. There was a time when even two ambassadors to Switzerland,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/you-found-an-uncle-on-one-side-and-a-nephew-on-the-other-a-cousin/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

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## More by Indira Gandhi

> [I don't see why we and the Chinese should have to be enemies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/i-don-t-see-why-we-and-the-chinese-should-have-to-be-enemies/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was beautiful because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/politics-you-see-it-depends-on-what-kind-of-politics-what-we-did/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [I'm not ambitious. Not a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/i-m-not-ambitious-not-a-bit/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/in-all-societies-that-have-applied-a-form-of-socialism-a-certain/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [I cannot understand how anyone can be an Indian and not be proud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/i-cannot-understand-how-anyone-can-be-an-indian-and-not-be-proud/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [Even today to be civilised is held to be synonymous with being westernised. Advanced countries devote large resources to formulating and spreading ideas and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/even-today-to-be-civilised-is-held-to-be-synonymous-with-being/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/to-me-the-function-of-politics-is-to-make-possible-the-desirable/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/to-become-capable-one-must-have-faith-in-oneself/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [If we offer something to Bangladesh, it's obvious that Bangladesh is offering something to us. And why shouldn't Bangladesh be able to keep its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/if-we-offer-something-to-bangladesh-it-s-obvious-that-bangladesh-is/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [The India I want, I'll never tire of repeating, is a more just and less poor India, one entirely free of foreign influences. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/the-india-i-want-i-ll-never-tire-of-repeating-is-a-more-just-and-less/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [Satisfied is a word I use only in reference to my country, and I'll never be satisfied for my country. For this reasons I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/satisfied-is-a-word-i-use-only-in-reference-to-my-country-and-i-ll/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [I always wanted to have children - if it had been up to me, I would have had eleven. It was my husband who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/i-always-wanted-to-have-children-if-it-had-been-up-to-me-i-would-have/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [Defeats are always pitiful. Victories are always last resources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/defeats-are-always-pitiful-victories-are-always-last-resources/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/to-be-liberated-woman-must-feel-free-to-be-herself-not-in-rivalry-to/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

> [We do not wish to impoverish the environment any further, and yet we cannot for a moment forget the grim poverty of large numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/we-do-not-wish-to-impoverish-the-environment-any-further-and-yet-we/)

[Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/)

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