British Indian Empire

Famous quotes containing the words british, indian and/or empire:

    “History is made in the class struggle and not in bed.”
    —Alex Mitchell, British left-wing journalist. quoted in Sunday Times (London, 29 Dec. 1985)

    “Ha ha! ha ha! This world doth pass
    Most merrily I’ll be sworn,
    For many an honest Indian ass
    Goes for a unicorn.”
    —Unknown. Fara Diddle Dyno (l. 1–4)

    “Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi;
    Consider the Empire and Gandhi.”
    —Ogden Nash (1902–1971)