Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes For Students

Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes For Students and Children

Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes:  Lal Bahadur Shastri is one of the most famous Prime Ministers of India. He was born on 2nd October 1904 in Mughalsarai, a small town situated near Varanasi. He took over the reins of India in a very difficult time; He was the Prime Minister of India When 1965 Indo-Pak war broke out. It was the time, when he gave his famous slogan of “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”. Which make him very popular during the war.

He was a man who lived a simple life, as being a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi he never believed in showing off. After India’s independence he served on various ministries. After the death of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, on 11 June 1964 he became the 2nd Prime Minister of India. During his tenure India Progressed very rapidly and saw advancement like white revolution and other social reforms.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes in English

Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes

We have provided here all the famous and inspiring Lal Bahadur Shastri Quotes at one place for you. Read out these quotes said by Lal Bahadur Shastri and know about his valuable thoughts:

  • If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The State has nothing to do with it. The State would look after secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody’s personal concern.
  • The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies – Poverty, unemployment.
  • Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.
  • Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.
  • We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries… I want the freedom of my country so that other countries may learn something from my free country so that the resources of my country might be utilized for the benefit of mankind.
  • The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.
  • We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.
  • We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds.
  • Success in science and scientific work come not through the provision of unlimited or big resources, but in the wise and careful selection of problems and objectives. Above all, what is required is hard sustained work and dedication. ~ Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.
  • The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies – Poverty, unemployment.
  • If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.
  • We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and determination as we fought against aggression.
  • The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.
  • The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies – Poverty, unemployment.
  • Sampling out corruption is a very tough job, but I say so in all seriousness that we would be failing in our duty if we do not tackle this problem seriously and with determination.
  • The speed with which we in the Congress are going down is sometimes frightening. Government administration in the districts is rapidly reaching a low level. No strong opposition party has been able to emerge.
  • I tremble when I am reminded of the fact that I have to be in charge of this country and Parliament, which had been led by no less a person than Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • Non-alignment will continue to be the fundamental basis of our approach to world problems and our relations with other countries.
  • Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
  • The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.
  • We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
  • India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
  • There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the cross-roads of history and must choose which way to go. But for us there need be no difficulty or hesitation, no looking to right or left. Our way is straight and clear—the building up of a socialist democracy at home with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations.
  • I tremble when I am reminded of the fact that I have to be in charge of this country and Parliament, which had been led by no less a person than Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.
  • The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.
  • That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty, since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives.
  • Non-alignment will continue to be the fundamental basis of our approach to world problems and our relations with other countries.
  • I am not as simple as I look.
  • If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.
  • India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
  • We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and determination as we fought against aggression.
  • The basic idea of governance, as I see it, is to hold the society together so that it can develop and march towards certain goals.
  • The preservation of freedom is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to stand strong.
  • The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.
  • The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.
  • The economic issues are most vital for us and it is of the highest importance that we should fight our biggest enemies – Poverty, unemployment.
  • We believe in the dignity of man as an individual, whatever his race, colour or creed, and his right to better, fuller, and richer life.
  • My patriotism is subservient to my religion. I cling to India like a child to its mother’s breast, because I feel that she gives me the spiritual nourishment I need. She has the environment that responds to my highest aspiration.
  • Discipline and united action are the real source of strength for the nation.
  • We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.
  • There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go.
  • No doubt we have to have bigger projects, bigger industries, basic industries, but it is a matter of the highest importance that we look to the common man, the weakest element in the society.
  • We believe in peace in the settlement of all disputes through peaceful means, in the abolition of war, and, more particularly, nuclear war.
  • Our country has often stood like a solid rock in the face of common danger, and there is a deep underlying unity which runs like a golden thread through all our seeming diversity.
  • India will have to hang down her head in shame if even one person is left who is said in any way to be untouchable.
  • True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.
  • We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and determination as we fought against aggression.
  • True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means, for the simple reason that the natural corollary to their use would be to remove all opposition through the suppression or extermination of the antagonist.
  • Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.
  • If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed.
  • We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.
  • We can win respect in the world only if we are strong internally and can banish poverty and unemployment from our country.

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