“Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas.”

— Bhagat Singh · Courage quote

Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas. — Bhagat Singh quote card
Revolutionary · 1907 – 1931

Indian revolutionary whose martyrdom at 23 made him an enduring symbol of resistance to British rule.

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