Saluting the revolutionary Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose for his unshakable beliefs and spirit, here is a compilation of some of  his most noted ideas and words:

'Freedomis not given-it is taken.'

'One individual may die for an idea, but that ideawill, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.'

'No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.'

'Reality is, after all, too big for our frail understanding to fully comprehend. Nevertheless, we have to build our life on the theory which contains the maximum truth. We cannot sit still because we cannot, or do not, know the Absolute Truth.'

'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.'

'Give me blood and I will give you freedom!'

'Forget not that the grossest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong. Remember the eternal law: you must give, if you want to get.'

'Nationalism 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 centurieshad been lying dormant in our people.'

'Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation,who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.'

'The secret of political bargaining is to look more strong than what you really are.'

This is a SoulPrints tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose