Quotes by Quaid e Azam Mohd Ali Jinnah

                                       Quotes by Quaid e Azam Mohd Ali Jinnah

“ I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right."


Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man. 


Expect the best, prepare for the worst.


There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the
two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women. 


With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve. 


You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but
the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.


You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this State
of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed—that has
nothing to do with the business of the State.

Democracy is in the blood of Musalmans, who look upon complete equality of manhood [mankind]…[and] believe in fraternity, equality and liberty. 


India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities.



No nation can ever be worthy of its existence that cannot take its women along with the men. No struggle can ever succeed without
women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in
the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great
competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power
stronger than both, that of the women.



The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members
of the brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity and
self-respect. Consequently, we have a special and a very deep sense
of unity. But make no mistake: Pakistan is not a theocracy or anything
like it.


Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who
decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with
which you are entrusted.



Any idea of a United India could never have worked and in my judgment it would have led us to terrific disaster.



We have undoubtedly achieved Pakistan, and that too without bloody war and practically peacefully, by moral and intellectual force,
and with the power of the pen, which is no less mighty than that of the
sword and so our righteous cause has triumphed. Are we now going
to besmear and tarnish this greatest achievement for which there is
no parallel in the history of the world? Pakistan is now a fait accompli
and it can never be undone, besides, it was the only just, honourable, and practical solution of the most complex constitutional problem of
this great subcontinent. Let us now plan to build and reconstruct and
regenerate our great nation... 



I sincerely hope that they (relations between India and Pakistan) will be friendly and cordial. We have a great deal to do...and think that we can be of use to each other (and to) the world. 


I have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach that Gandhi is advocating. 



Islam expect every Muslim to do this duty, and if we realise our responsibility time will come soon when we shall justify ourselves
worthy of a glorious past. 



Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as
a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with
us.



No settlement with the majority is possible as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it.



My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and
tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and
discipline worthy of a great nation.



Come forward as servants of Islam, organize the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that
you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody.


You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. 


We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and
culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free