“They fought because they were paid for it; they were not interested very much in the conquest of Greece. The Athenians on the other hand, fought for their freedom. They preferred to die rather than lose their freedom, and those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.”
“Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
“The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
“There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
“My chief reason for wishing to go to Oxford is [that] Cambridge is becoming too full of Indians.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
“Japan had come to terms with Russia because of her difficulties, but this did not mean approval of communism. Communism meant the end of emperor-worship, and feudalism and the exploitation of the mass...”
Jawaharlal Nehru