--- title: "Best B. R. Ambedkar Quotes" description: "B. R. Ambedkar has 70 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings, across 367 categories." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/b-r-ambedkar-9763_body_law-and-order-are-the-medicine-of-the-bo_1929933.png" --- # B. R. Ambedkar **70** quotes in **367** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by B. R. Ambedkar · Page 2 > [Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/law-and-order-are-the-medicine-of-the-body-politic-and-when-the-body/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/b-r-ambedkar-9763_body_law-and-order-are-the-medicine-of-the-bo_1929933.png) > [“Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/unlike-a-drop-of-water-which-loses-its-identity-when-it-joins-the/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/b-r-ambedkar-9763_alone_unlike-a-drop-of-water-which-loses-its-i_234375.png) > [However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/however-good-a-constitution-may-be-if-those-who-are-implementing-it/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/b-r-ambedkar-9763_bad_however-good-a-constitution-may-be-if-th_1959291.png) > [Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/political-tyranny-is-nothing-compared-to-the-social-tyranny-and-a/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Courageous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courageous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/b-r-ambedkar-9763_courageous_political-tyranny-is-nothing-compared-to_530214.png) > [Justice has always evoked ideas of Equality, of proportion of compensation. In short, Justice is another name of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/justice-has-always-evoked-ideas-of-equality-of-proportion-of-2/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Castes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/castes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d4/b-r-ambedkar-9763_castes_justice-has-always-evoked-ideas-of-equal_1220841.png) > [History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/history-shows-that-where-ethics-and-economics-come-in-conflict/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Conflict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conflict/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/b-r-ambedkar-9763_conflict_history-shows-that-where-ethics-and-econ_1896134.jpg) > [Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/every-man-who-repeats-the-dogma-of-mill-that-one-country-is-no-fit-to/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Class](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/class/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/b-r-ambedkar-9763_class_every-man-who-repeats-the-dogma-of-mill_2906885.jpg) > [What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/what-are-we-having-this-liberty-for-we-are-having-this-liberty-in/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Conflict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conflict/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6f/b-r-ambedkar-9763_conflict_what-are-we-having-this-liberty-for-we-a_1517357.png) > [Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/caste-is-not-a-physical-object-like-a-wall-of-bricks-or-a-line-of/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Barbed wire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barbed-wire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/b-r-ambedkar-9763_barbed-wire_caste-is-not-a-physical-object-like-a-wa_1014916.png) > [Why is it that a large majority of Hindus do not inter-dine and do not inter-marry? Why is it that your cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/why-is-it-that-a-large-majority-of-hindus-do-not-inter-dine-and-do/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Answer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/b-r-ambedkar-9763_answer_why-is-it-that-a-large-majority-of-hindu_2721893.png) > [My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/my-final-words-of-advice-to-you-are-educate-agitate-and-organize-have/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/b-r-ambedkar-9763_advice_my-final-words-of-advice-to-you-are-educ_716922.jpg) > [My social philosophy may be said to be enshrined in three words: liberty, equality and fraternity. Let no one, however, say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/my-social-philosophy-may-be-said-to-be-enshrined-in-three-words/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Equality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/equality/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/b-r-ambedkar-9763_equality_my-social-philosophy-may-be-said-to-be-e_655405.jpg) > [People are not wrong in observing Caste. In my view, what is wrong is their religion, which has inculcated this notion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/people-are-not-wrong-in-observing-caste-in-my-view-what-is-wrong-is/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Caste](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caste/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32c/b-r-ambedkar-9763_caste_people-are-not-wrong-in-observing-caste_2085436.png) > [That the caste system must be abolished if the Hindu society is to be reconstructed on the basis of equality, goes without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/that-the-caste-system-must-be-abolished-if-the-hindu-society-is-to-be/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/b-r-ambedkar-9763_battle_that-the-caste-system-must-be-abolished_1629425.png) > [Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/indians-today-are-governed-by-two-different-ideologies-their/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/b-r-ambedkar-9763_constitution_indians-today-are-governed-by-two-differ_1986985.png) > [Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/some-people-think-that-religion-is-not-essential-to-society-i-do-not/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Foundation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/b-r-ambedkar-9763_foundation_some-people-think-that-religion-is-not-e_1761784.jpg) > [To my mind, there is no doubt that this Gandhi age is the dark age of India. It is an age in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/to-my-mind-there-is-no-doubt-that-this-gandhi-age-is-the-dark-age-of/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/b-r-ambedkar-9763_age_to-my-mind-there-is-no-doubt-that-this-g_2414306.png) > [The food habits of the different classes of Hindus have been as fixed and stratified as their cults. Just as Hindus can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/the-food-habits-of-the-different-classes-of-hindus-have-been-as-fixed/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Classified](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/classified/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/b-r-ambedkar-9763_classified_the-food-habits-of-the-different-classes_1288744.png) > [A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/a-people-and-their-religion-must-be-judged-by-social-standards-based/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Ethics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/b-r-ambedkar-9763_ethics_a-people-and-their-religion-must-be-judg_3048029.png) > [The Touchables, whether they are vegetarians or flesh-eaters, are united in their objection to eat cow's flesh. As against them stand the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/the-touchables-whether-they-are-vegetarians-or-flesh-eaters-are/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Cow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/b-r-ambedkar-9763_cow_the-touchables-whether-they-are-vegetari_541719.png) > [Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/political-democracy-cannot-last-unless-there-lies-at-the-base-of-it/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/b-r-ambedkar-9763_democracy_political-democracy-cannot-last-unless-t_1479896.png) > [The reason why Broken Men only became Untouchables was because in addition to being Buddhists, they retained their habit of beef-eating, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/the-reason-why-broken-men-only-became-untouchables-was-because-in/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Broken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/b-r-ambedkar-9763_broken_the-reason-why-broken-men-only-became-un_1345697.png) > [Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/democracy-is-not-merely-a-form-of-government-it-is-primarily-a-mode/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/b-r-ambedkar-9763_attitude_democracy-is-not-merely-a-form-of-govern_1319091.jpg) > [Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/religion-must-mainly-be-a-matter-of-principles-only-it-cannot-be-a/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Essence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/essence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/b-r-ambedkar-9763_essence_religion-must-mainly-be-a-matter-of-prin_111636.png) > [For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/for-a-successful-revolution-it-is-not-enough-that-there-is-discontent/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Conviction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conviction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/b-r-ambedkar-9763_conviction_for-a-successful-revolution-it-is-not-en_9474.jpg) > [The basic idea underlying religion is to create an atmosphere for the spiritual development of the individual. This being the situation, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/the-basic-idea-underlying-religion-is-to-create-an-atmosphere-for-the/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Atmosphere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atmosphere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/b-r-ambedkar-9763_atmosphere_the-basic-idea-underlying-religion-is-to_1710746.png) > [Some men say that they should be satisfied with the abolition of untouchability only, leaving the caste system alone. The aim of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/some-men-say-that-they-should-be-satisfied-with-the-abolition-of/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Abolition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abolition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/b-r-ambedkar-9763_abolition_some-men-say-that-they-should-be-satisfi_1888775.png) > [One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/one-can-quite-understand-vegetarianism-one-can-quite-understand-meat/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Cow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/b-r-ambedkar-9763_cow_one-can-quite-understand-vegetarianism-o_835671.jpg) > [For an individual as well as a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily. To fight in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/for-an-individual-as-well-as-a-society-there-is-a-gulf-between-merely/) [B. R. Ambedkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-r-ambedkar/) [Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/b-r-ambedkar-9763_battle_for-an-individual-as-well-as-a-society-t_1788358.png) > [Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to be called man's inhumanity to man. All the same,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-r-ambedkar/caste-may-be-bad-caste-may-lead-to-conduct-so-gross-as-to-be-called/) [B. R. 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