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> [When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization in which nations would at least keep talking instead of shooting. Soon it was discovered ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/when-the-united-nations-was-born-it-was-believed-to-be-a-positive/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

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## More by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

> [To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/to-me-india-is-a-land-of-beauty-and-generosity-of-traditional/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/when-the-united-nations-was-born-it-was-believed-to-be-a-positive/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [The building of a just and peaceful world order, the aim of the United Nations, is hampered not by a dearth of ideas, resources,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/the-building-of-a-just-and-peaceful-world-order-the-aim-of-the-united/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [The more we sweat, the less we bleed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/the-more-we-sweat-the-less-we-bleed/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [One of the great disappointments of our time has been that the United States, a beacon of hope during the freedom struggles of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/one-of-the-great-disappointments-of-our-time-has-been-that-the-united/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [Jail is a good experience but it has its drawbacks ... all the disadvantages of married life with none of its compensations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/jail-is-a-good-experience-but-it-has-its-drawbacks-all-the/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [sacrifice' was often a cloak for many actions that did not always stem from the highest motives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/sacrifice-was-often-a-cloak-for-many-actions-that-did-not-always-stem/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [Difficulties, opposition, criticism-these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/difficulties-opposition-criticism-these-things-are-meant-to-be/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [Education was not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It was an initiation into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/education-was-not-merely-a-means-for-earning-a-living-or-an/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [Freedom is not for the timid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/freedom-is-not-for-the-timid/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It is an initiation into life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/education-is-not-merely-a-means-for-earning-a-living-or-an-instrument/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

> [One can argue that in the context of history a few years do not matter. But we live in an age in which every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/one-can-argue-that-in-the-context-of-history-a-few-years-do-not/)

[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijaya-lakshmi-pandit/)

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