--- title: "4 A. D. Patel Quotes - Famous Politician" description: "Fijian politician (1905–1969)... | Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, better known as A.D. Patel, was a Fijian politician, farmers' leader and founder and leader ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/a-d-patel-72139_college_we-need-university-education-in-fiji-and_45555.jpg" --- # A. D. Patel (1905–1969) Politician **4** quotes in **50** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet A. D. Patel was a politician. ## Quick Facts About A. D. Patel Born March 13, 1905 Died October 1, 1969 Profession Politician ## About A. D. Patel Fijian politician (1905–1969)... \| Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel, better known as A.D. Patel, was a Fijian politician, farmers' leader and founder and leader of the National Federation Party. Patel was uncompromisingly committed to a vision of an independent Fiji, with full racial integration. He was one of the first to advocate a republic ## Quotes by A. D. Patel > [We need university education in Fiji and must seriously think about starting post secondary education in Fiji. In the near future we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-d-patel/we-need-university-education-in-fiji-and-must-seriously-think-about/) [A. D. Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-d-patel/) [College](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/college/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/a-d-patel-72139_college_we-need-university-education-in-fiji-and_45555.jpg) > [There is a clear acknowledgement all over the world that we should not teach people to read and then to leave them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-d-patel/there-is-a-clear-acknowledgement-all-over-the-world-that-we-should/) [A. D. Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-d-patel/) [Acknowledgement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acknowledgement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/a-d-patel-72139_acknowledgement_there-is-a-clear-acknowledgement-all-ove_459762.jpg) > [Communal franchise is wrong in principle and harmful in practice; the time has come in Fiji for all races to get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-d-patel/communal-franchise-is-wrong-in-principle-and-harmful-in-practice-the/) [A. D. Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-d-patel/) [Fiji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fiji/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/a-d-patel-72139_fiji_communal-franchise-is-wrong-in-principle_2026754.jpg) > [I believe that it is of the utmost importance that we all should feel and inculcate among the people and circulate amongst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-d-patel/i-believe-that-it-is-of-the-utmost-importance-that-we-all-should-feel/) [A. D. Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-d-patel/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/a-d-patel-72139_believe_i-believe-that-it-is-of-the-utmost-impor_2903753.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-d-patel/#itemlist", "name": "A. D. Patel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need university education in Fiji and must seriously think about starting post secondary education in Fiji. In the near future we hope to see a university college in Fiji and ultimately a fully fledged university", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "A. D. 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