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“Will Great Britain have an unwilling India dragged into war or a willing ally co-operating with her in the prosecution of a defence of true democracy?”

War Language Democracy Willing India Britain Allies English Language Defence Englishmen Unwilling Great Britain Prosecution True Democracy

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“It was not through democratic methods that Britain bagged India.”

Language India Method Democratic Britain English Language Englishmen

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“The anti-globalization movement is one of the biggest globalized events of the contemporary world, people coming from everywhere, Australia, Indonesia, Britain, India, Poland, Germany, South Africato demonstrate in Seattle or Quebec. What could be more global than that?”

People World Events Movement India South Contemporary Germany Britain Australia South Africa Globalization Indonesia Seattle Poland Quebec

Author:Amartya Sen

“I believe that a party wishing equality for India does exist in Britain. But it is an insignificant minority, and while I honour and like their opinion I cannot be enthused over it, for I know that those who shape policy and dominate are otherwise inclined. For me, therefore, it is only the Secretary of State who counts.”

Knows Believe Doe States I Believe Wish Party Opinion Policy Shapes India Britain Minorities Over It Honour Secretary Insignificant

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“The first time I went to West Virginia I was surprised by how poor it was. It was like north India, there's kids running around in bare feet. The white working class has been disenfranchised as well. It's been disenfranchised by the liberal-left as well as the conservative-right. You really have to get people right across America and Britain and Europe and the world as a whole concentrating on the economic issues that affect them, because when you don't have that, you have all these phony, racist and cultural wars, and sexist wars.”

“When you think of how much violence, how much blood... how much has been destroyed to create the great nations, America, Australia, Britain, Germany, France, Belgium - even India, Pakistan. Having destroyed so much to make them, we must have nuclear weapons to protect them - and climate change to hold up their way of life... a two-pronged annihilation project.”

“Because I don't belong entirely to Britain or the U.S. or India or Japan, I build my foundations in some way deeper than mere passports, and more in the light of where I'm going than of "where I come from."”

Way Light India Foundation Mere Deeper Britain Japan Passports

Author:Pico Iyer

“We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India for Britain!" They're going "You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!" "Do you have a flag …? "No..." "Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up!”

Ifs World Wells Made Country Use Millions Five Hundred India Claims Sticks Around The World Britain Flags Sail Cunning

Author:Eddie Izzard

“Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain.”

Inspirational Years Funny Millions Four Produce India China Britain Graduates Graduation

Author:Gordon Brown

“I shall endeavor to marshal British opinion against a course of action which would bring in my opinion the greatest evils upon the people of India, upon the people of Great Britain and upon the British Empire itself.”

People Action Courses Evil Opinion India British Britain Empires Endeavor Great Britain British Empire

Book:Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963

Source: Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963

“It took Britain half the resources of the planet to achieve its prosperity; how many planets will a country like India require?”

Country Half Achieve Planets Resources India Environmental Prosperity Britain

Author:Mahatma Gandhi