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> [“You must abolish your slavery yourselves. Do not depend for its abolition upon god or a superman. Remember that it is not enough that a people are numerically in the majority. They must be always watchful, strong and self-respecting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/you-must-abolish-your-slavery-yourselves-do-not-depend-for-its/)

[B.R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar-2/)

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## More by B.R. Ambedkar

> [“Pakistan is merely another manifestation of a cultural unit demanding freedom for the growth of its own distinctive culture.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/pakistan-is-merely-another-manifestation-of-a-cultural-unit-demanding/)

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> [“The Musalman, remaining faithful to his religion, has not progressed; he has remained stationary in a world of swiftly moving modern forces. It is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/the-musalman-remaining-faithful-to-his-religion-has-not-progressed-he/)

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> [“Islam is a close union of the spiritual and the temporal; it is the reign of a dogma, it is the heaviest chain that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/islam-is-a-close-union-of-the-spiritual-and-the-temporal-it-is-the/)

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> [“If Islam and Hinduism keep Muslims and Hindus apart in the matter of their faith, they also prevent their social assimilation. That Hinduism prohibits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/if-islam-and-hinduism-keep-muslims-and-hindus-apart-in-the-matter-of/)

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> [“Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/though-i-was-born-a-hindu-i-solemnly-assure-you-that-i-will-not-die/)

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> [ “In the Hindu religion, one can\[not\] have freedom of speech. A Hindu must surrender his freedom of speech. He must act according to the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/in-the-hindu-religion-one-can-not-have-freedom-of-speech-a-hindu-must/)

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> [“Both for society as well as for the individual there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily. In order that one may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/both-for-society-as-well-as-for-the-individual-there-is-a-gulf/)

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> [“Untouchability shuts all doors of opportunities for betterment in life for Untouchables. It does not offer an Untouchable any opportunity to move freely in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/untouchability-shuts-all-doors-of-opportunities-for-betterment-in/)

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> [“The Hindus accuse the Muslims of contumacy. The Muslims accuse Hindus of meanness. Both, however, forget that the communal problem exists not because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/the-hindus-accuse-the-muslims-of-contumacy-the-muslims-accuse-hindus/)

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> [“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/constitutional-morality-is-not-a-natural-sentiment-it-has-to-be/)

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> [“But once a missionary religion, Hinduism perforce ceased to be a missionary religion after the time when the Hindu society developed its system of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/but-once-a-missionary-religion-hinduism-perforce-ceased-to-be-a/)

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> [“The physical and intellectual effects of purdah are nothing as compared with its effects on morals. The origin of purdah lies of course in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/the-physical-and-intellectual-effects-of-purdah-are-nothing-as/)

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> [“Once you clear the minds of the people of this misconception and enable them to realise that what they are told is religion is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/once-you-clear-the-minds-of-the-people-of-this-misconception-and/)

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> [“You must abolish your slavery yourselves. Do not depend for its abolition upon god or a superman. Remember that it is not enough that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/you-must-abolish-your-slavery-yourselves-do-not-depend-for-its/)

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> [“In every country the intellectual class is the most influential class. This is the class which can foresee advice and lead. In no country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar-2/in-every-country-the-intellectual-class-is-the-most-influential-class/)

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