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> [“It is not enough to be electors only. It is necessary to be law-makers; otherwise those who can be law-makers will be the masters of those who can only be electors.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/it-is-not-enough-to-be-electors-only-it-is-necessary-to-be-law-makers/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

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## More by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

> [“It is not enough to be electors only. It is necessary to be law-makers; otherwise those who can be law-makers will be the masters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/it-is-not-enough-to-be-electors-only-it-is-necessary-to-be-law-makers/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Justice has always evoked ideas of equality, of proportion of compensation. Equity signifies equality. Rules and regulations, right and righteousness are concerned with equality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/justice-has-always-evoked-ideas-of-equality-of-proportion-of/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/slavery-does-not-merely-mean-a-legalised-form-of-subjection-it-means/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether that loyalty arises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/i-do-not-want-that-our-loyalty-as-indians-should-be-in-the-slightest/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Why does a human body become deceased? The reason is that as long as the human body is not free from suffering, mind cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/why-does-a-human-body-become-deceased-the-reason-is-that-as-long-as/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/indifferentism-is-the-worst-kind-of-disease-that-can-affect-people/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“If you ask me, my ideal would be the society based on liberty, equality and fraternity. An ideal society should be mobile and full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/if-you-ask-me-my-ideal-would-be-the-society-based-on-liberty-equality/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/every-man-must-have-a-philosophy-of-life-for-everyone-must-have-a/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/on-the-26th-of-january-1950-we-are-going-to-enter-into-a-life-of/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle… Goats are used for sacrificial offerings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/lost-rights-are-never-regained-by-appeals-to-the-conscience-of-the-2/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and then refuse to see the logical consequences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/one-cannot-have-any-respect-or-regard-for-men-who-take-the-position/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/the-basic-idea-underlying-religion-is-to-create-an-atmosphere-for-the-2/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“A historian ought to be exact, sincere and impartial; free from passion, unbiased by interest, fear, resentment or affection; and faithful to the truth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/a-historian-ought-to-be-exact-sincere-and-impartial-free-from-passion/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“The teachings of Buddha are eternal, but even then Buddha did not proclaim them to be infallible. The religion of Buddha has the capacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/the-teachings-of-buddha-are-eternal-but-even-then-buddha-did-not/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

> [“Law and order are the medicine of the politic body and when the politic body gets sick, medicine must be administered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/law-and-order-are-the-medicine-of-the-politic-body-and-when-the/)

[Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar/)

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