The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.

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.

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 deter-mination as we fought against aggression.

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.

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.

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.