39 Quotes by Lal Bahadur Shastri

Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.

We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.

We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.

The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurdwaras and churches. But we do not bring all this into politics... This is the difference between India and Pakistan.

I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.

We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mould their own destiny.

We believe in the dignity of man as an individual, whatever his race, colour or creed, and his right to better, fuller, and richer life.

We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.

We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.