Zhou Enlai at a meeting with members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (11 Oct. 1964). Quoted in Sarvepalli Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Delhi, 1984), 3: 271.
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I have met many leaders of the world throughout my career. I met Khrushchev. I met Chiang Kai-Shek. I've met American generals. But I have never met a more arrogant man than Nehru.
— Zhou Enlai at a meeting with members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have met many leaders of the world throughout my career. I met Khrushchev. I met Chiang Kai-Shek. I've met American generals. But I have never met a more arrogant man than Nehru." in the context of "Zhou Enlai at a meeting with members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (11 Oct. 1964). Quoted in Sarvepalli Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Delhi, 1984), 3: 271." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
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