Swaraj means our own rule. Is it not better to have our own rule in our own country than someone else's rule?
Premchand Quotes on Patriotism
देशभक्ति पर विचार
Authentic quotations from Premchand's works concerning swaraj, freedom, national service, self-rule, sacrifice, courage, political awakening, and the responsibilities of citizens.
Swaraj will be achieved through inner strength and effort: give up hatred for one another and settle your own disputes among yourselves.
Wear cloth made in your own home, abandon the courts, give up intoxicants, educate your children in righteousness, and live in harmony—that is swaraj.
The only way to attain swaraj is self-restraint; it is the great remedy that can destroy all our ills at their root.
The weakness of the soul is the principal cause of subjection. Make the soul strong, master the senses and control the mind.
Without inner strength, swaraj can never be attained.
The change in people's attitude was our real victory. We do not need to fight anyone; our aim is to win the sympathy of the people and change their outlook.
The day we reach this goal, the sun of swaraj will rise.
Our purpose is higher than looting shops or breaking automobiles.
You may stop us with the force of your cavalry, bayonets and guns, but you cannot make us turn back.
We do not want to fight our own brothers.
When the chains of subjection fall away from the heart, one has attained swaraj. Fear is subjection; fearlessness is swaraj.