I do not think there is any necessity at present for our Defence Ministry, or any part of it, to consider possible military repercussions on the Indo… - Jawaharlal Nehru

It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening of custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving poor... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.

But if we go in for reservations on communal and caste basis, we swamp the bright and able people and remain second-rate or third-rate. I am grieved to learn of how far this business of reservation has gone based on communal considerations. It has amazed me to learn that even promotions are based sometimes on communal or caste considerations. This way lies not only folly, but disaster. Let us help the backward groups by all means, but never at the cost of efficiency.

நாம் மாபெரும் லட்சியங்களுக்காகப் போராடும் மிக அற்ப மனிதர்கள். ஆனால் லட்சியம் பெரிதாக இருப்பதால் அதன் பெருமையில் கொஞ்சம், நம்மீதும் விழுகிறது.