"When we stand, the Azad Hind Fauz has to be like a wall of granite; when we march, the Azad Hind Fauz has to be like a steamroller."

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Source : "Formation and growth of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj)" by Durlab Singh, (p. 25), 1946.

Subhas Chandra Bose

#Wall Quotes #Army Quotes #March Quotes

“The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.”
“Example moves the world more than doctrine.”
“Some women enjoy unhappy love affairs, you know, though I have always felt that they are greatly overrated.”
“The moment there is imagination there is myth”
“Mohammed knew that most people are terribly cowardly and stupid. That is why he promised two beautiful women to every courageous warrior who dies in battle. This is the kind of language a soldier understands. When he believes that he will be welcomed in this manner in the afterlife, he will be willing to give his life, he will be enthusiastic about going to battle and not fear death. You may call this primitive and you may laugh about it, but it is based on deeper wisdom. A religion must speak a man's language.”
“None dare challenge me when i say i am an Afrikan.”

Source : Thabo Mbeki (1998). “Africa: the time has come : selected speeches”
“Listen to the air. You can hear it, feel it, smell it, taste it. Woniya wakan, the holy air, which renews all by its breath. Woniya wakan, spirit, life, breath, renewal, it means all that. We sit together, donâ€™t touch, but something is there, we feel it between us as a presence. A good way to start thinking about nature is to talk to it, talk to the rivers, to the lakes, to the winds, as to our relatives.”
“Considering how bad men are, it is wonderful how well they behave.”

Source : Salvador de Madariaga (1974). “Morning without noon: memoirs”

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