Periyar E.V. Ramasamy

Quotes

• “Man treats woman as his own property and not as being capable of feelings, like himself. The way man treats women is muc...”
• “I will not subject you to a restraint, in the manner of scriptures and ancient works, by stating that you should trust w...”
• “We do not need to explain how the Aryans entered and settled in the Dravidian country (tira¯vit»a na¯» t»u), and subjuga...”
• “Why should anyone, in the name of caste, be considered lowly or be made to do a mean job?. If all in the country are giv...”
• “If god is the root cause for our degradation destroy that god. If it is religion destroy it. If it is Manu Darma, Gita, ...”
• “Even those, who some time ago believed all the stories about God, that is who believed that divine power exists, have no...”
• “I am a plain person. I have merely spoken out my mind. I do not say you should believe what I have said because it alone...”
• “I want to say a word to the Brahmins: In the name of God, religion, sastras you have duped us. We were the ruling people...”
• “When the purpose of clearly exposing the differences between the Aryan and the Tamil culture, civilization, conduct and ...”
• “By helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty. By extending help to one here and one there in the form of...”
• “Religious devotion is for the individual. Character is for all. There is no loss if there is no devotion. Everything is ...”
• “Whomsoever I love and hate, my principle is the same. That is, the educated, the rich and the administrators should not ...”
• “The terms `Husband' and `Wife' are inappropriate. They are only companions ad partners. One does not slave for other. Th...”
• “The proper task of social reform is to remove poverty from society and to ensure that people do not sell their conscienc...”
• “Many crores of rupees are squandered in this country by way offering gratitude to God and bribing Him to gain greater an...”
• “Our thoughts of literary renaissance should always center themselves on the removal of superstition, meanness, indignity...”
• “People are talking high of Thiruvalluvar. But in practice they do not respect his teachings. They act against him and di...”