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“It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of human ity.”

People Humans Stills Moments Causes India Hinduism Dedication Solemn Pledge Fitting Indian Independence Day

Book:India's Spokesman: From Speeches and Addresses

Source: India's Spokesman: From Speeches and Addresses

“Open the book of universal history at what period we may, it is always the India trade which is the cause of internal industry and foreign negotiation.”

May Book Causes Industry Periods Universal India Trade Internals Negotiation

Book:The Martyrdom of Man

Source: The Martyrdom of Man

“If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as a Third World, dirty-underbelly, developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. It's just that the Slumdog Millionaire idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Golden Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not.”

“The development of a child is guaranteed in his curiosity to discover the cause behind each and every incident.”

Children Causes Behinds Education Development India Curiosity Incidents

Author:Narendra Modi

“Good governance is not fire-fighting or crisis-management. Instead of opting for ad-hoc solutions the need of the hour is to tackle the root cause of the problems.”

Needs Problem Fighting Causes Hours Fire Solutions Roots India Management Crisis Ads Governance Root Cause Good Governance Crisis Management

Author:Narendra Modi

“Jail-going is only the beginning, not the end of satyagraha. The acme of satyagraha for us would be to lay down our lives for the defence of India's just cause.”

Ends Would Be Causes Our Lives India Lays Jail Defence Satyagraha

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works

“If there was any teacher in the world who insisted upon the inexorable law of cause and effect, it was Gautam, and yet my friends, the Buddhists outside India, would, if they could, avoid the effects of their own acts.”

Ifs World Law Causes Teacher Effects My Friends India Buddhist Cause And Effect Inexorable

Book:Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi

Source: Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi

“The spread of yoga is the symbol of a changing world. It represents a world where knowledge flows, without restriction of country, creed or class. It represents a world where people come together across boundaries, for causes and concerns that unite the planet.”

People World Country Together Causes Class Planets Yoga Concern Flow India Spread Boundaries Symbols Creeds Restriction

Author:Narendra Modi

“The creation of India and Pakistan were pyrrhic victories for their denizens because the political, socioeconomic, psychological, and culture havoc wreaked by that momentous event is reflected in those pogroms, ethnic cleansing, proliferation of nuclear weapons, poverty, and riots that continue to cause seismic tremors in the Indian subcontinent.”

“Here's some more stuff we're going to need." 1 pair coveralls 1 extension ladder (30 foot) 1 glass cutter 1 artist's portfolio (large) 1 water pistol 1 bottle india ink 1 portable trampoline (collapsible) 1 bicycle w/basket 4 pizza boxes Jonah whistled. "I hope you've got some crazy evil-genius strategy, 'cause–straight up–I don't get it.”

“India was a late comer to industrialization, and as such, we have contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But we are determined to be part of the solution to the problem.”

Littles Problem Energy Causes Environment Late Solutions India Climate Change Determined Global Warming Gas Accumulation Emissions Greenhouses Greenhouse Gases Industrialization

Author:Manmohan Singh

“I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.”

People Believe Causes India Activist Fascinated Jeopardy

Author:Rachel Weisz

“The greatest human ideal is the great cause of bringing together the thoughts of Europe and Asia; the great soul of India will topple our world.”

World Humans Soul Together Causes Europe Ideals India Our World Asia Great Souls

Author:Romain Rolland

“When I left England, my hope of India's conversion was very strong; but amongst so many obstacles, it would die, unless upheld by God. Well, I have God, and His Word is true. Though the superstitions of the heathen were a thousand times stronger than they are, and the example of the Europeans a thousand times worse; though I were deserted by all and persecuted by all, yet my faith, fixed on the sure Word, would rise above all obstructions and overcome every trial. God's cause will triumph. (William Carey, quoted in Iain Murray, The Puritan Hope, Banner of Truth 1971, p 140.)”

“Even men who were engaged in organizing debt-serf cultivation and debt-serf industrialism in the American cotton districts, in the old rubber plantations, and in the factories of India, China, and South Italy, appeared as generous supporters of and subscribers to the sacred cause of individual liberty.”

Men Political Politics Individual Causes Liberty India Sacred South China Debt Generous Engaged Factories Supporter Cotton Cultivation Rubber Individual Liberty Plantations Serfs

Book:Shape Things Come

Source: Shape Things Come

“One would have thought that if there was one cause in the world which the Conservative party would have hastened to defend, it would be the cause of the British Empire in India ... Our fight is hard. It will also be long ... But win or lose, we must do our duty. If the British people are to lose their Indian Empire, they shall do so with their eyes open.”

People Ifs World Long Hard Would Be Eye Fighting Winning Causes Loses Party Duty India Conservative British Indian Empires British Empire Win Or Lose Conservative Party

Author:Winston Churchill