One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

Freedom under law is like the air we breathe. It is only as we govern ourselves that we are well-governed.

Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.

We are changing the way we govern ourselves - not just in the way we work in New Delhi, but also in the way we work together with state governments, districts and cities. Because we know, as you do, that our vision may be formed in Delhi, but our success will be determined by state capitals.

The government should do its job. The government's job is, in fact, to run the country, to manage the country, to govern the country. And governance is an important thing, not application where it suits one so, to micro control where it suits them on the other hand.

The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.