Vallabhbhai Quotes & Sayings

It is the prime responsibility of every citizen to feel that his country is free and to defend its freedom is his duty. Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties. — Vallabhbhai Patel

Independent India's leaders will neither use a foreign language nor rule from a remote place. — Vallabhbhai Patel

Homoeopathy is supposed to work miracles. — Vallabhbhai Patel

No one would starve in independent India. Its grain would not be exported. Cloth would not be imported by it. Its leaders would not use a foreign language and finding justice in it would be neither costly nor difficult. — Vallabhbhai Patel

Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power. — Vallabhbhai Patel

It is possible to suggest that the first step towards inherited political power came when Motilal Nehru urged Mahatma Gandhi to name his son Jawaharlal as Congress president. Motilal did that on more than one occasion and Gandhiji obliged, to the dismay of both Subhas Chandra Bose and Vallabhbhai Patel. While Bose rejected Gandhiji's preference for Nehru, Patel was too much of a loyalist to question the Mahatma. The — Sanjaya Baru

Even if we lose the wealth of thousands, and our life is sacrificed, we ... should keep smiling and be cheerful keeping our faith in God and Truth. — Vallabhbhai Patel