B.R. Ambedkar

Quotes

• “Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a f...”
• “You must abolish your slavery yourselves. Do not depend for its abolition upon god or a superman. Remember that it is no...”
• “My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are b...”
• “I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether tha...”
• “History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have ...”
• “What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of i...”
• “Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated expe...”
• “If you ask me, my ideal would be the society based on liberty, equality and fraternity. An ideal society should be mobil...”
• “For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough convi...”
• “One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and then refuse to see the logical c...”
• “Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to...”
• “Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philoso...”
• “Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle.... Goats are us...”
• “Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man t...”
• “Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither...”
• “Law and order are the medicine of the politic body and when the politic body gets sick, medicine must be administered.”
• “A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.”
• “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
• “Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.”
• “Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu”
• “If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.”
• “Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.”
• “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.”
• “religion is for man and not man for religion”
• “A safe army is better than a safe border”
• “Life should be great rather than long.”