Quote#Wisdom
‘Every blow that they hurled at us drove one more nail into the…
Quote byLala Lajpat Rai · 1865–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: What India Owes Lala Lajpat Rai by Aravindan Neelakandan.
English (original)
‘Every blow that they hurled at us drove one more nail into the coffin of the Empire.’
— Lala Lajpat Rai
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