India secured its independence on August 15, 1947 and declared itself as a sovereign Republic on January 26, 1950. As a free nation, India has journeyed through several ups and downs and has proved its capabilities in every domain of life. The present state of achievements the country has made a promise to see India as one of the well-developed superpowers of the world within just a few years.
When India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day on January 26, 2022, we can inspire ourselves with these wonderful quotes to take pride in the legacy we share and to remind ourselves of the great responsibility we have in front of us as Indian citizens.
Republic Day 2022 Quotes
“Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood… will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.” - Indira Gandhi
"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labour in freedom." - Albert Einstein
"Let new India arise out of peasants' cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper." - Swami Vivekananda
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi
"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind" - Mahatma Gandhi." - Mahatma Gandhi
“Bombs and pistols do not make revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas.” - Bhagat Singh
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” – Confucius
"Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men." - BR Ambedkar
“It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism.” – J. Horace Mcfarland
“A man’s feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.” – George Santayana
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark." - Rabindranath Tagore
"One individual may die for an idea, but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives." - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf." - Rabindranath Tagore
“One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
"I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible, and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and in wartime. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution. What we will have to say is that Man was vile." – B.R. Ambedkar
"Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you." - Swami Vivekananda
"We are Indians, firstly and lastly." – B. R. Ambedkar
“Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.” – Oscar Wilde