Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes about Democracy

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Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mean, Eugenics, Democracy

"Basic Approach," repr. in Vincent Shean Nehru: the Years of Power (1960) p. 294

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Freedom, Understanding, Democracy

The New York Times, January 15, 1961; later quoted in Jacob Morton Braude "Lifetime Speaker's Encyclopedia" (p. 173), 1962.

Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. So we are forced to accept democracy. It has good points and also bad. But merely saying that democracy will solve all problems is utterly wrong. Problems are solved by intelligence and hard work.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Hard Work, Democracy, Problem

The New York Times, January 15, 1961; later quoted in Jacob Morton Braude "Lifetime Speaker's Encyclopedia" (p. 173), 1962.