Rajiv Gandhi Quotes

We must see that regional imbalances in the growth of various parties of the country are removed and all the states progress evenly. We shall ensure that all citizens of the country get full opportunity to contribute their might towards India’s progress.

The terrorists are busy in and outside the country in such activities which are a danger to the unity and integrity of the country.

If farmers become weak the country loses self-reliance but if they are strong, freedom also becomes strong. If we do not maintain our progress in agriculture, poverty cannot be eliminated from India. But our biggest poverty alleviation programme is to improve the of our farmers. The thrust of our poverty alleviation programmes is on the uplift of the farmers.

Nothing is more important than the unity and integrity of our nation. India is indivisible. Secularism is the bedrock of our nationhood. It implies more than tolerance. It involves an active effort for harmony. No religion preaches hatred and intolerance. Vested interests, both external and internal, are inciting and exploiting communal passions and violence to divide India.

Better a brain drain than a brain in the drain.

When I was inspecting the guard of honor and as I walked past one person, I saw through the corner of my eye some movement. Then I saw a man reverse his rifle at me. I ducked down a little bit in a reflex action. By my ducking, he missed my head and the brunt of the blow came on my shoulder below the left ear.

A responsive administration is tested most at the point of interface between the administration and the people.

Political Independence was only the first step. Sending the British home was only the first step. The struggle still continues. In the last 40-42 years since the advent of Independence, there has been a lot of development, a lot of progress but much more still needs to be done.

India missed the Industrial Revolution; it cannot afford to miss the Computer Revolution.

Instead of understanding the crisis facing the country and helping the country, the opposition wants to weaken the country by its deeds.

Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people.

For nation-building, the first requisite is peace— peace with our neighbours and peace in the world. Our security environment has been vitiated.