Men, money and materials cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits.I have no doubt in my mind that our chief national problems relating to the eradication of poverty,illiteracy and disease and the scientific production and distribution can be tackled only along socialistic lines.
February 1938Nationalism is inspired by the highest ideals of the human race, satyam [the true], shivam [the god], sundaram [the beautiful]. Nationalism in India has ... roused the creative faculties which for centuries had been lying dormant in our people.It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength.
No real change in history has ever been acheived by discussions.We should have but one desire today â" the desire to die so that India may live â" the desire to face a martyr's death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr's blood.Released from prison 2 years later, Bose became general secretary of the Congress party and worked with Jawaharlal Nehru for independence.
Again Bose was arrested and jailed for civil disobedience; this time he emerged mayor of Calcutta. During the mid-1930s Bose traveled in Europe for his health, visiting Indian students and European politicians, including Hitler in 1936. He observed party organization and saw communism and fascism in action. By 1938 Bose had become a leader of national stature and agreed to accept nomination as Congress president.
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