B.R. Ambedkar Quotes
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar
religion is for man and not man for religion
Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.
The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.
If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
If I find the constitution being misused, I shall be the first to burn it.
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics.
Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.
If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help!
I prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination, which no other religion does. This is what man wants for a good and happy life. Neither god nor soul can save society.
Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
For an individual as well as for a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily.
Justice has always evoked ideas of Equality, of proportion of compensation. In short, Justice is another name of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
Law and Order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle....goa ts are used for sacrificial offerings and not lions.
The Hindu civilisation is a diabolical contrivance to enslave humanity. Its proper name would be infamy.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
The question is not whether a community lives or dies, the question is on what plane does it live? There are different modes of survival. But all are not equally honorable.
Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
Humans are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle.... Goats are used for sacrificial offerings and not lions.
Law and order are the medicine of the politic body and when the politic body gets sick, medicine must be administered.
Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard by which to measure.
One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and then refuse to see the logical consequences of that position, let alone following them out in action.
A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.
Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct.
Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.
The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.
Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu