Bhagat Singh quotes
1907 – 1931 · British India, early 20th century · anti‑colonial revolutionary, socialist thinker, writer
About Bhagat Singh
Born in 1907 in Punjab, Bhagat Singh joined the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association and became a prominent advocate of socialist, secular, and anti‑imperialist politics. He combined direct action with political writing on strategy and ideology. Arrested in the Lahore conspiracy case, he was executed in 1931.
Works: Why I Am an Atheist (essay), To Young Political Workers (1931, essay)
Quotes
“For us, compromise never means surrender, but a step forward and some rest. That is all and nothing else.”
Source: To Young Political Workers, 2 February 1931 · Check the source
Verified attributionWhat we know
- What is documented
- The sentence appears verbatim in Bhagat Singh’s dated primary text “To Young Political Workers” (2 Feb 1931) and is preserved in archival editions.
Bhagat Singh reframes compromise as a tactical move: not surrender, but a deliberate step forward and brief rest to continue the struggle. The line appears in his dated 2 February 1931 piece “To Young Political Workers,” where he debates revolutionary strategy.