Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Quote by Jawaharlal Nehru

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Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us...

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us...

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences...

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences...

Socialism is... not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social...

Socialism is... not only a way of life, but a certain scientific approach to social...

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.

The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps...

Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps...

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer...

The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer...

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

Every little thing counts in a crisis.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to...

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to...

A theory must be tempered with reality.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Great causes and little men go ill together.

Great causes and little men go ill together.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

A theory must be tempered with reality.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.