"Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances."

"The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of its cities, nor the crops in its fields, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"Democracy is not a static concept. It is a dynamic process."

"The world is a harsh place, and only the strong survive."

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."