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“At first people asked us, 'Can you do it?' And we kept silent because we didn't believe in ourselves, we didn't believe that we could do things. Today people no longer say to us, 'Can you?' They say, 'When can you?' Because the Indians finally believe in themselves, they believe they can do things.”

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Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi, born on November 19, 1917, and died on October 31, 1984, was the first female Prime Minister of India and one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers in Indian history. more

“All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride that surprised even me. Then even the political parties, all of them, even the deputies in Parliament, said no: it's better to die of hunger than be taken for a nation of beggars.”

Said Political Dies Nations Party Taken Wall Pride India Hunger Political Parties Parliament Beggar Inscriptions Deputies

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“Sometimes we hurt one another without realizing it.”

Sometimes Realizing Hurt

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“You must also understand us - always undervalued, underestimated, not believed. Even when we believed, you didn't believe us. You said, 'How is it possible to fight without violence?' But without violence we obtained freedom.”

Believe Said Fighting Violence Underestimated Undervalued

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