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People often ask me: Who has influenced you the most? Your father? Mahatma Gandhi? Yes, my choices were fundamentally influenced by them, by the spirit of equality they infused in me - my obsession for justice comes

People often ask me: Who has influenced you the most? Your father? Mahatma Gandhi? Yes, my choices were fundamentally influenced by them, by the spirit of equality they infused in me - my obsession for justice comes from my father, who in turn got it from Mahatma Gandhi.

Indira Gandhi

Father, People, Justice

Interview With Oriana Fallaci, sangam.org. December 24, 2014.

If you only knew what it did to me to have lived in that house where the police were bursting in to take everyone away! I certainly didn't have a happy and serene childhood.

Indira Gandhi

House, Childhood, Police

Interview With Oriana Fallaci, sangam.org. December 24, 2014.

What does nonalignment mean? It means we don't belong to any military bloc and that we reserve the right to be friends with any country, independently of the influence of any country. All this has remained unchanged after the signing of the Indo-Soviet treaty, and others can say or think what they like - our policy won't change because of the Soviet Union.

Indira Gandhi

Country, Military, Mean

Source: sangam.org

We know very well that India's destiny is linked to world peace.

Indira Gandhi

Destiny, India, World

Source: sangam.org

Still, in international matters, the treaty changes nothing. That is, it doesn't prevent us from being friends with other countries, which indeed we are.

Indira Gandhi

Country, Matter, Treaties

Source: sangam.org

We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities.

Indira Gandhi

Men, Personality, Inspire

Indira Gandhi (1975). “Indira Gandhi speaks on democracy, socialism, and Third World nonalignment”, Taplinger Publishing Company

It has been my experience that people who are at cross-purposes with nature are cynical about mankind and ill at ease with themselves.

Indira Gandhi

Nature, People, Cynical

Indira Gandhi (1992). “Safeguarding Environment”, p.21, New Age International

There are moments in history when brooding tragedy and its dark shadows can be lightened by recalling great moments of the past.

Indira Gandhi

Dark, Past, Tragedy

Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi Abhinandan Samiti (1975). “The Spirit of India: volumes presented to Shrimati Indira Gandhi by the Indira Gandhi Abhinandan Samiti”

I would like to ask a question. Would this sort of war or savage bombing which has taken place in Vietnam have been tolerated for so long, had the people been European?

Indira Gandhi

War, Taken, Long

Indira Gandhi (1984). “Selected Speeches of Indira Gandhi: September 1972-March 1977”