Muscles of iron and nerves of steel for policemen

By Vijay Kumar

“The nation will watch you with great hopes and great expectations. Swami Vivekananda once said he looked forward to the day when our young men and women would be possessed of “muscles of iron and nerves of steel and a mind made of such stuff of which thunder bolts are made”. I hope the Academy has been able to impart this quality in each one of you.

Go boldly into your careers. Work for justice through just means. Defeat may sometimes test you; it need not stop you. The greatest mistake lies in giving up. Wishes alone will not bring success, but planning, persistence and burning desire will. Success is an attitude and I am very confident that each one of you will make it a personal enterprise to realize the dreams of the founding fathers of our Republic.”

- Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the Probationers of SardarVallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad yesterday,