Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,...At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. Jawaharlal Nehru

I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

If the deaf are to hear the sound has to be very loud. Sardar Bhagat Singh

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share! Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye, Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. Tobas George Smollet

Freedom is not given - it is taken. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose