We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty. Charles de Montesquieu

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of now avail to you. BR Ambedkar

Apparently, I've acted like a terrorist. But I'm not a terrorist. Mahatma Gandhi

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

Violent means will give violent freedom. That would be a menace to the world and to India herself. Mahatma Gandhi

You give me your blood and I will give you Independence! -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous.- Albert Einstein