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Quotes by Statesman
"That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world."
74
"Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life."
74
"I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar."
74
"Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it."
74
"If I had been an Italian I am sure that I should have been whole-heartedly with you from the start to finish in your triumphant struggle against the bestial appetites and passions of Leninism."(Speech in Rome on 20 January, 1927, praising Mussolini)"
74
"This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end, this is just perhaps the end of the beginning."
73
"Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh, or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country, but with certain duties."
72
"The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust."
72
"No part of the human community can live entirely on its own planet, with its own laws of motion and cut off from the rest of humanity."
72
"Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
72
"Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."
72
"Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences."
71
"We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us."
71
"Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required."
71
"Commitment and co-operation to overcome barriers and difficulties, and determination to achieve the standards of the EU as well as NATO membership, are and have always been the principal target."
70
"Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence."
70
"To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it."
70
"You'll never reach your destination if you stop to throw stones at every dog that barks."
70
"We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories."
69
"Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions."
69
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else."
69
"We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole."
68
"There also is the plight that comes from natural disasters; these natural disasters could be alleviated or dealt with; we only need some time to do it."
68
"The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be."
68
"I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received."
68
"Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least."
68
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