Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel quotes

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian statesman and a prominent leader in the struggle for India's independence. Often called the "Iron Man of India," he played a key role in the unification of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union. He is remembered as a tireless advocate for national unity and integrity. Here are 5 of his quotes:

Patel's presidential address to the Congress, 1931: No one would die of starvation in independent India. Its grain would not be exported. Cloth would not be imported by it. Its leaders would neither use a foreign language nor rule from a remote place 7,000 feet above sea level. Its military expenditure would not be heavy. Its army would not subjugate its own people or other lands. Its best-paid officials would not earn a great deal more than its lowest-paid servants. And finding justice in it would be neither costly nor difficult. (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel)
It should not surprise Muslims if doubts were entertained about their loyalty. They could not ride on two horses. View quote
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Out of all of them, Patel is the only strong man. View quote
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Patel's speech at Bahaddin College, Junagadh: "If Hyderabad does not see the writing on the wall, it goes the way Junagadh has gone. Pakistan attempted to set off Kashmir against Junagadh. When we raised the question of settlement in a democratic way, they (Pakistan) at once told us that they would consider it if we applied that policy to Kashmir. Our reply was that we would agree to Kashmir if they agreed to Hyderabad. View quote
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There [is] only one nationalist Muslim in India: Maulana Nehru. View quote
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel