Who said “Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.”?

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Jawaharlal Nehru. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceOn the defeat of the forces of Darius the Great of Persia at the Battle of Marathon, in Glimpses of World History; Being Further Letters to His Daughter, Written In Prison, And Containing A Rambling Account of History For Young People (1942); also in Nehru on World History (1960} edited by Saul K.

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“Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.”
— Jawaharlal Nehru
VerifiedOn the defeat of the forces of Darius the Great of Persia at the Battle of Marathon, in Glimpses of World History; Being Further Letters to His Daughter, Written In Prison, And Containing A Rambling Account of History For Young People (1942); also in Nehru on World History (1960} edited by Saul K. · evidenceDefeat

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Nehru, J. (n.d.). Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13144-those-who-are-prepared-to-die-for-any/

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Nehru, Jawaharlal. “Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13144-those-who-are-prepared-to-die-for-any/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Nehru, Jawaharlal. “Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13144-those-who-are-prepared-to-die-for-any/.

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