quotes by Jawaharlal Nehru

"There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

"Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

"The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

"It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving people... Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid... The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

"Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit."
— Jawaharlal Nehru