Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in 1964. He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth14 November 1889
CityAllahabad, India
CountryIndia
Jawaharlal Nehru quotes about
It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
There is only one thing that remains to us, that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life.
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
Those who boast are seldom the great.
When you imitate the enemy's tactics, you take on his liabilities.
Science and technology have freed humanity from many burdens and given us this new perspective and great power. This power can be used for the good of all. If wisdom governs our actions; but if the world is mad or foolish, it can destroy itself just when great advances and triumphs are almost without its grasp.
The boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.
It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
Play the hand you're dealt.
To be successful in life what you need is education.
It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.
Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.
I am the last Englishman to rule in India.
What we need is a generation of peace.