•  ''Much as I would like to spare every paisa of public treasury, it would be bad economy to do away with Provincial Governors and regard Chief Ministers as a perfect equivalent. Whilst I would resent much power of interference to be given to Governors, I do not think that they should be mere figureheads. They should have enough power, enabling them to influence ministerial policy for the better. In their detached position, they would be able to see things in their proper perspective and thus prevent mistakes by their Cabinets. Theirs must be an all-pervasive moral influence in their provinces.''

•  '' ... The Governor had been given a very useful and necessary place in the scheme of the team. He would be an arbiter when there was a constitutional deadlock in the State and he would be able to play an important role.''

-Mahatma Gandhiji.

•  ''... the Constitution has provided for a special role for the Governor. It is a position with sanctity. While there are many checks and balances provided by the Constitution, the office of the Governor has been bestowed with the independence to rise above the day-to-day politics and override compulsions either emanating from the Central System or the State System. The Governor's role is to distil the best of aspirations of the people from the vicissitudes of politics. It is like preserving the light of Dharma . ...''

•  ''...Don't remain caged in the confines of the political world of ancestory. Deal with political crises in accordance with the Constitution which provides measures to deal with such contingencies. ...''

-Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India from his address to the Governors at the Conference of Governors on 14.6.2005 at New Delhi.

•  ''... Rise above day-to-day politics. Act as watchdogs and play elder statesman.''

-Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India from his address to the Governors at the Conference of Governors on 14.6.2005 at New Delhi.

•  '' ...The Governor's office is not subordinate or subservient to the Government of India. ... He is not amenable to the directions of the Government of India nor is he accountable to them for the manner in which he carries out his duties. This is an independent Constitutional office which is not subject to the control of the Government of India...''

-Supreme Court Judgement in 1979. Hargovind V/s Raghukul Tilak.

•  ''... He is the representative not of a representative of the people as a whole of the State. It is in the name of the people that he carries on the administration. He must see that the administration is carried on a level which may be regarded as good, efficient and honest administration.

-Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
[ in a speech given in the Constituent Assembly on 2.1.1949.]

•  '' ... Acting in the overall national interest, the ideal Governor must display courage and vision at the time of crisis. He should not act as a cipher or as a rubber stamp or as a foggy old man standing in a corner with a wooden face, and stony eyes. The Governor has a reserve idea of power which remains dormant in day-to-day affairs of the State but becomes crucial in moments of crisis... ''

-Shri Jagmohan,
[ Ex. Governor of Jammu & Kashmir]

•  '' ... before taking any decision, the Governor should recall his oath that he is the preserver, protector and defender of the Constitution. If the Governor does so, no constitutional provision is likely to be violated, no constitutional convention is likely to be defeated and none of his action is likely to be condemned.

-Chandra Bhushan Pandey