Pranab Mukherjee Quotes

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• There is no humiliation more abusive than hunger.
• As Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, had said in Shakespeare's immortal words, 'I must be cruel only to be kind.
• If the rise of European colonisation began in 18th century India, then the rallying cry of 'Jai Hind!' also signalled its end in 1947.
• The government of India and the government of Jammu and Kashmir are determined to ensure that every Kashmiri lives with dignity having equal rights and…
• We are all equal children before our mother; and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of…
• I am comfortable at the height where destiny has put me.
• I personally believe that the office of the President of India is not to be sought. It is to be offered.
• In our generation, the role models were Gandhi and Nehru. We revered them. They were venerated personalities. I read almost every speech of Nehru.
• No problems are ever resolved by violence. It only aggravates the pain and the hurt on every side.
• Our federal Constitution embodies the idea of modern India: it defines not only India but also modernity.
• As Indians, we must of course learn from the past; but we must remain focused on the future. In my view, education is the true…
• I come from a political family. My father was a freedom fighter. He was a prominent leader of the locality and member of the Congress…
• I feel that when the reforms in UN take place and the Security Council will be expanded in the permanent membership category, India will have…
• I have seen vast, perhaps unbelievable, changes during the journey that has brought me from the flicker of a lamp in a small Bengal village…
• In the 1980s, we were advised, why don't you follow Reaganomics or Thatcherite economics. We said, yes, there are good points, let's see how we…
• India is a land of plenty inhibited by poverty; India has an enthralling, uplifting civilization that sparkles not only in our magnificent art, but also…
• India is content with itself, and driven by the will to sit on the high table of prosperity. It will not be deflected in its…
• Indian president does not determine policy. Here President is not the policy maker. In the name of the president, the cabinet takes the policy decision.
• Let Jammu and Kashmir lead the way in the building of a new future for India. Let it set an example to the rest of…
• Of course, running a coalition government in a country like India is a difficult task. More so when Congress leads the coalition, since most of…

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