A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society. — B. R. Ambedkar Different Copy Share Image
The question is not whether a community lives or dies, the question is on what plane does it live? There are different… — B. R. Ambedkar Community Copy Share Image
There is one taboo against meat-eating. It divides Hindus into vegetarians and flesh eaters. There is another taboo which is against beef… — B. R. Ambedkar Another Copy Share Image
To my mind, there is no doubt that this Gandhi age is the dark age of India. It is an age in… — B. R. Ambedkar Age Copy Share Image
Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of… — B. R. Ambedkar Constitution Copy Share Image
Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from… — B. R. Ambedkar Barbed wire Copy Share Image
Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion… — B. R. Ambedkar Foundation Copy Share Image
What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full… — B. R. Ambedkar Conflict Copy Share Image
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one… — B. R. Ambedkar Class Copy Share Image
That the caste system must be abolished if the Hindu society is to be reconstructed on the basis of equality, goes without… — B. R. Ambedkar Battle Copy Share Image
My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side I… — B. R. Ambedkar Advice Copy Share Image
My social philosophy may be said to be enshrined in three words: liberty, equality and fraternity. Let no one, however, say that… — B. R. Ambedkar Equality Copy Share Image
Why is it that a large majority of Hindus do not inter-dine and do not inter-marry? Why is it that your cause… — B. R. Ambedkar Answer Copy Share Image
Caste is a state of mind. It is a disease of mind. The teachings of the Hindu religion are the root cause… — B. R. Ambedkar Bitter Copy Share Image
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to… — B. R. Ambedkar Conflict Copy Share Image
Justice has always evoked ideas of Equality, of proportion of compensation. In short, Justice is another name of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. — B. R. Ambedkar Castes Copy Share Image
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a… — B. R. Ambedkar Courageous Copy Share Image
Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules,… — B. R. Ambedkar Essence Copy Share Image
The reason why Broken Men only became Untouchables was because in addition to being Buddhists, they retained their habit of beef-eating, which… — B. R. Ambedkar Broken Copy Share Image
Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is… — B. R. Ambedkar Attitude Copy Share Image
Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a… — B. R. Ambedkar Democracy Copy Share Image
A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning… — B. R. Ambedkar Ethics Copy Share Image
The Touchables, whether they are vegetarians or flesh-eaters, are united in their objection to eat cow's flesh. As against them stand the… — B. R. Ambedkar Cow Copy Share Image
The food habits of the different classes of Hindus have been as fixed and stratified as their cults. Just as Hindus can… — B. R. Ambedkar Classified Copy Share Image
For an individual as well as a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily. To fight in a… — B. R. Ambedkar Battle Copy Share Image
Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to be called man's inhumanity to man. All the same,… — B. R. Ambedkar Bad Copy Share Image
One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a… — B. R. Ambedkar Cow Copy Share Image
Some men say that they should be satisfied with the abolition of untouchability only, leaving the caste system alone. The aim of… — B. R. Ambedkar Abolition Copy Share Image
The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual. This being the situation, it… — B. R. Ambedkar Atmosphere Copy Share Image
For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of… — B. R. Ambedkar Conviction Copy Share Image
