Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.

History is the record of human progress, a record of the struggle of the advancement of the human mind, of the human spirit, towards some known or unknown objective.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?

Its [Communism's] unfortunate association with violence encourages a certain evil tendency in human beings.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.