Subhash Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist during the struggle for Independence in India. The Indian National Congress leader left a conflicted legacy with his attempt to rid India of British rule by seeking help from the Nazis and the Japanese. On hi
Subhash Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist during the struggle for Independence in India. The Indian National Congress leader left a conflicted legacy with his attempt to rid India of British rule by seeking help from the Nazis and the Japanese. On hi
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On Subash Chandra Bose's 121st birth anniversary, here are quotes from his letters and speeches

These quotes were taken from the book titled 'Famous Speeches and Letters of Subhas Chandra Bose'.
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'The slippery path of diplomacy I abhor, as unsuited to my constitution. I have taken my stand on a principle and there the matter rests. I do not attach so much importance to my bodily life that I should strive to save it by a process of haggling.' - Bose wrote this to his brother from Burma's Insein Jail on May 8th, 1927, when he was offered conditional release by the government because of his illness. (Photo | AFP)
'The slippery path of diplomacy I abhor, as unsuited to my constitution. I have taken my stand on a principle and there the matter rests. I do not attach so much importance to my bodily life that I should strive to save it by a process of haggling.' - Bose wrote this to his brother from Burma's Insein Jail on May 8th, 1927, when he was offered conditional release by the government because of his illness. (Photo | AFP)
'For Indians outside India, you are the creator of the present awakening in our country. The high esteem in which you are held by patriotic Indians outside India and by foreign friends of India's freedom, was increased a hunderdfold when you bravely sposored the 'Quit India' Resolution in August 1942.' - Netaji asked for Gandhi's blessings through his address over the radio on July 6, 1944. (Photo | AFP)
'For Indians outside India, you are the creator of the present awakening in our country. The high esteem in which you are held by patriotic Indians outside India and by foreign friends of India's freedom, was increased a hunderdfold when you bravely sposored the 'Quit India' Resolution in August 1942.' - Netaji asked for Gandhi's blessings through his address over the radio on July 6, 1944. (Photo | AFP)
'A revolutionary is one who believes in the justice of cause and who believes that cause is bound to prevail in the long run. He who gets depressed over failures or setbacks, is no revolutionary. The motto for a revolutionary is 'Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.' - This address to his countrymen inside India is from his speech at Syonan during Simla Conference of 1945. (Photo | PTI)
'A revolutionary is one who believes in the justice of cause and who believes that cause is bound to prevail in the long run. He who gets depressed over failures or setbacks, is no revolutionary. The motto for a revolutionary is 'Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.' - This address to his countrymen inside India is from his speech at Syonan during Simla Conference of 1945. (Photo | PTI)
'Whatever happens to us individually in the course of this historic struggle, there is no power on earth that can keep India enslaved any longer. It is the finger of God that is pointing the way towards India's freedom. We have only to do our duty and to pay the price of India's liberty.' - This is from a 1945 letter addressed to G S Dhillon, an officer in the Indian National Army. (Photo | PTI)
'Whatever happens to us individually in the course of this historic struggle, there is no power on earth that can keep India enslaved any longer. It is the finger of God that is pointing the way towards India's freedom. We have only to do our duty and to pay the price of India's liberty.' - This is from a 1945 letter addressed to G S Dhillon, an officer in the Indian National Army. (Photo | PTI)
'When the history of India's last War of Independence comes to be written, Indians in Burma will have an honoured place in that history.' --- Bose's last speech to his co-workers in Burma, 24th April, 1945. (Photo | PTI)
'When the history of India's last War of Independence comes to be written, Indians in Burma will have an honoured place in that history.' --- Bose's last speech to his co-workers in Burma, 24th April, 1945. (Photo | PTI)
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