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“One can argue that in the context of history a few years do not matter. But we live in an age in which every moment counts heavily and the price of delay is human lives.”

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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian diplomat and the first woman to serve as a cabinet minister in independent India. She was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement and later became the first female Foreign Minister of India. Born on August 18, 1900, Pandit passed away on December 1, 1990. more

“When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization in which nations would at least keep talking instead of shooting. Soon it was discovered ... that words were as deadly as any weapon, and when these words had a number of interpretations they could and did lead to conflict.”

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“One of the great disappointments of our time has been that the United States, a beacon of hope during the freedom struggles of the Asian peoples, succumbed to the views and greater colonial experience of nations grown to power in an earlier period.”

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“To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures.”

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“Jail is a good experience but it has its drawbacks ... all the disadvantages of married life with none of its compensations.”

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Author:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit