“As we have already shed blood, we are ready to shed more blood!”
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) Bengali revolutionary, founder ("father") of Bangladesh
Source: Quote, This time the struggle is for our freedom (1971)
“Pakistan can only be achieved through shedding blood of ourselves, and if need be, and if opportunity arose, by shedding blood of others. Muslims are no believers in Ahimsa.”
Source: Attributed by Gurbachan Singh Talib in Muslim League Attack on Sikhs and Hindus in the Punjab 1947, p. 34 https://books.google.com/books?id=WScbAAAAIAAJ&q=Pakistan+can+only+be+achieved+through+shedding+blood+of+ourselves,+and+if+need+be,+and+if+opportunity+arose,+by+shedding+blood+of+others.+Muslims+are&dq=Pakistan+can+only+be+achieved+through+shedding+blood+of+ourselves,+and+if+need+be,+and+if+opportunity+arose,+by+shedding+blood+of+others.+Muslims+are&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidlJ3gj_vqAhUyHbkGHeBYCTcQ6AEwAnoECAYQAg, 1950, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
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