WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

India’s first prime minister & independence leader

Portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru
Born
1889
Died
1964
Lived in
Allahabad & New Delhi, India

Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister of independent India. His speeches and letters explored democratic responsibility, scientific thinking, education and the work of building a new state in a diverse society.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

His Tryst with Destiny address marked the transition to independence at midnight on 14–15 August 1947.

Words by Jawaharlal Nehru

“Freedom and power bring responsibility.”

A Tryst with Destiny, 14–15 August 1947

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“The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer.”

A Tryst with Destiny, 14–15 August 1947

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“We must, therefore, have freedom of thought.”

The Cultivation of a Scientific Outlook, 3 January 1939

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“Yet, the approach to the problems must be our own.”

The Cultivation of a Scientific Outlook, 3 January 1939

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“If you try to do great things, the shadow of their greatness partly falls upon you also.”

Dynamic Life, 30 October 1952, University of Saugar address

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