“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.” — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“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… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“Justice has always evoked ideas of equality, of proportion of compensation. Equity signifies equality. Rules and regulations, right and righteousness are concerned with equality in value. If all men are equal, then all men are of the same essence, and the common essence entitles them of the same fundamental rights and equal liberty... In short justice is another name of… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share
“Slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“I do not want that our loyalty as Indians should be in the slightest way affected by any competitive loyalty whether that loyalty arises… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“Why does a human body become deceased? The reason is that as long as the human body is not free from suffering, mind cannot be happy. If a man lacks enthusiasm, either his body or mind is in a deceased condition… Now what saps the enthusiasm in man? If there is no enthusiasm, life becomes drudgery - a mere burden… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share
“Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease that can affect people.” — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“If you ask me, my ideal would be the society based on liberty, equality and fraternity. An ideal society should be mobile and full… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“On the 26th of January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality. In politics we will be recognizing the principle of one man one vote and one vote one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share
“Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle… Goats are used for sacrificial offerings and… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“One cannot have any respect or regard for men who take the position of the reformer and then refuse to see the logical consequences… — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
“The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual.” — Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Copy Share Image
