Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

Indira Gandhi quotes

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
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Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.
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If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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The power to question is the basis of all human progress.
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There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
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There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
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