Independence Day 2025 Slogans, Quotes: As India marks its 79th Independence Day this Friday, on August 15 the occasion is not only a celebration of our freedom but also a reminder of the values that sustain it—unity, responsibility, and the power of knowledge. From inspiring words by contemporary icons to timeless reflections by national leaders, these slogans and quotes capture the spirit of independence while underscoring the role of education and self-reliance in shaping a stronger nation.
“Literacy is not the end of education not even the beginning. It is one of the means whereby man and women can be educated. Literacy in itself is no education. By education I mean an all round drawing out of the best in child and man–body mind and spirit.”
“If I had the power to influence Indian journals, I would have the following headlines printed in bold letters on the first page: Milk for the infants , Food for the adults and Education for all.”
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“The backward classes have come to realize that after all education is the greatest material benefit for which they can fight. We may forego material benefits, we may forego material benefits of civilization, but we cannot forego our right and opportunities to reap the benefit of the highest education to the fullest extent. That the importance of this question from the point of view of the backward classes who have just realized that without education their existence is not safe.”
“Ignorance is always afraid of change.”
“Education is not merely a means for earning a living or an instrument for the acquisition of wealth. It is an initiation into life of spirit, a training of the human soul in the pursuit of truth and the practice of virtue”
“Growth via diverse journeys and failure as learning”
“Education leads to enlightenment, strength, and prosperity”