People cannot give up their cause, their rights, for fear of defeat.
What you have to assess is whether you have the will to fight.
All human suffering springs from unbridled desire. Unless one extricates oneself from the clutch of greed, one will not free himself from the fetters of sorrow.
I have gained self-confidence, courage and the support of my people.
A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication.
India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could play a dominant role in bringing Sri Lanka within its sphere of influence.