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"Jinnah's dominant characteristic was tenacity. Once he made up his mind, nothing in the world could divert him from his chosen objective. No temptation, no bribe, no pressure had the slightest effect and it is a measure of the man that he suc- ceeded in creating a new country- Pakistan- with very little following, with no strong press to back him, and with little financial assistance."

'I have never come across
any man who had less humanity in his character than Jinnah. He was cold and unemotional, and apart from law and politics he had no other interests. I do not think he ever read a serious book in all his life. His staple food was newspapers, briefs and law books. '