History Is The Record Of Human Progress,

Long Years Ago, We Made A Tryst With Destiny And Now The Time Comes When We Shall Redeem Our Pledge... At The Stroke Of The Midnight Hour, When The World Sleeps, India Will Awake To Life And Freedom.

Democracy And Socialism Are Means To An End, Not The End Itself.

It Is Now Clear That Science Is Incapable Of Ordering Life. A Life Is Ordered By Values.

The Ganga, Especially, Is The River Of India, Beloved Of Her People, Round Which Are Intertwined Her Memories, Her Hopes And Fears, Her Songs Of Triumph, Her Victories And Her Defeats. She Has Been A Symbol Of India's Age-long Culture And Civilization, Ever Changing, Ever Flowing, And Yet Ever The Same Ganga.

Socialism Is... Not Only A Way Of Life, But A Certain Scientific Approach To Social And Economic Problems.