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“When there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence… I would rather have India resort to arms in order to defend her honour than to remain a helpless witness to her own dishonour.”
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- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- ce5fbbd475f692423e08d143b6d1e4646b7b45b0485ba0e3c1e8f1ea217f5c76
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