Quote of the Day for 2010-08-15

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially.
At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to
life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we
step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a
nation, long supressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn
moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of Inida and her people
and to the still larger cause of humanity.
                -- Jawaharlal Nehru, "Tryst with Destiny"
                   Independence Day Speech, 15th August 1947

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