"My father was a statesman, I'm a political woman. My father was a saint. I'm not."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

January 1, 1970

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NationalistsPeople of British IndiaPeople from AllahabadFounding Fathers of IndiaDemocratic socialists
Original Language: English

Sources

Indira Gandhi as quoted in “Indira’s Coup” by Oriana Fallaci. New York Review of Books (18 September 1975)