Republic Day 2024: Famous Quotes By Indian Freedom Fighters That Still Continue To Liberate Us

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Every year on January 26th, India dons its tri-color with pride to celebrate Republic Day - a day that marks the adoption of the Indian Constitution and the transition of India into a fully sovereign republic.

It is a day filled with parades, patriotic songs, and the remembrance of the country's freedom fighters, whose tireless efforts and sacrifices led to India's independence. As we honor this historic day, it's important to reflect on the wisdom of the freedom fighters who fought for our nation's freedom. Their words continue to echo through time, inspiring and guiding us in our daily lives.

The quotes of Indian freedom fighters are not just relics of the past; they are a beacon that illuminates the path of righteousness and courage. They have left behind a legacy of powerful thoughts that resonate with everyone, irrespective of age or background.

Whether it's Gandhi's message of peace and non-violence, Bose's call for action and determination, or Bhagat Singh's devotion to the motherland, these quotes have the power to motivate us toward a better future.

Here are 24 famous quotes by Indian freedom fighters that you can share with your loved ones on Republic Day 2024.

1. "Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes." - Mahatma Gandhi
2. "A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance." - Jawaharlal Nehru
3. "Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom!" - Subhas Chandra Bose
4. "They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit." - Bhagat Singh
5. "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
6. "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi
7. "It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength." - Subhas Chandra Bose
8. "Inquilab Zindabad!" (Long Live the Revolution!) - Bhagat Singh
9. "Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power." - Sardar Patel
10. "If I had the power to influence Indian journals, I would have the following headlines printed in bold letters on the first page: Milk for the Infants and National Education." - Lala Lajpat Rai
11. "We fight for independence. In the words of Lord Krishna, we will if we are victorious, enjoy the fruits of victory, if defeated and killed on the field of battle, we shall surely earn eternal glory and salvation."- Rani Lakshmibai
12. "Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model." - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
13. "If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins. For what is the flush of youth, if it is not of service to the motherland." - Chandrasekhar Azad
14. "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!" - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
15. "The only true source of secularism is unselfishness, and if anyone thinks he can be secular without being unselfish, he has neither understood secularism nor learned from religion."- Rajendra Prasad
16. "Freedom is my birthright. I must have it."- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
17. "I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to stand against it. It is the weapon of the Prophet, but you are not aware of it. That weapon is patience and righteousness." - Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan)
18. "Freedom and power bring responsibility. That responsibility rests upon this assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India." - C. Rajagopalachari
19. "We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action."- Sarojini Naidu
20. "It is better to be killed on the battlefield than to live a life of defeat." - Jatindra Nath Das
21. "I did it because I had a grudge against him. He deserved it. He was the real culprit." - Udham Singh
22. "I do not wish to argue. I shall let the matter be decided by the court. This will be in the interest of everybody." - Ashfaqulla Khan
23. "We are a hundred percent Indian nation, and there is no distinction between Hindus and Muslims and Parsis and Christians." - V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
24. "Khudi ko kar buland itna, ke har taqdeer se pehle, Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai?" (Elevate yourself to such heights that even before destiny takes its course, God Himself asks, 'What is it that you desire?') - Allama Iqbal