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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.
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It is compartmentalization of India into rigidly separated rural and urban settlements that has been the worst legacy of the colonial system of local-self government.
Rajiv Gandhi
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Better a brain drain than a brain in the drain.
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A responsive administration is tested most at the point of interface between the administration and the people.
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For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls.
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The terrorists are busy in and outside the country in such activities which are a danger to the unity and integrity of the country.
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Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people.
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Our plan cannot be hard and dogmatic. They must change with the times and move with the development of our country. Every year brings new compulsions, new circumstances, and with each Plan these must be taken into consideration.
Rajiv Gandhi
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Instead of understanding the crisis facing the country and helping the country, the opposition wants to weaken the country by its deeds.
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India missed the Industrial Revolution; it cannot afford to miss the Computer Revolution.
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Every person should take a lesson from history. We should understand that wherever there have been internal fights and conflicts in the country, the country has been weakened. Due to this, the danger from outside increases. The country has to pay a big price due to this type of weakness.
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If my mother gets help from it, then I will enter politics.
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The late Indira Gandhi always used to warn about the dangers that the country was facing. She used to keep saying that the country was going through a very dangerous time. This danger is now many times more than what it was at that time. We should all be cautious now.
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India is an old country, but a young nation; and like the young everywhere we are impatient. I am young, and I too have a dream. I dream of an India strong, independent and self-reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world in the service of mankind.
Rajiv Gandhi