Until today the rights of people have always been put forward by a few individuals acting in the name of the masses. Today instead of people no longer want to be represented; each wants to speak for himself and participate directly - it's the same for the Negroes, for the Jews, for women.
Indira GandhiI grew up like a boy, also because most of the children who came to our house were boys.
Indira GandhiI like to think I've provided this faith. I also think that by providing faith, I've focused their pride. I say focused because pride isn't something you give. It doesn't even break out suddenly; it's a feeling that grows very slowly, very confusedly.
Indira GandhiThis is also something I've learned from experience. Didn't they perhaps give us the vote because we went too far?
Indira GandhiDo you know that, until recently, poor people brought children into the world for the sole purpose of making use of them? But how can you change, by force or all of a sudden, an age-old habit? The only way is to plan births, by one means or another.
Indira Gandhi